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nnrallel.  li«  weird  attractiveness  and  fawinatiou  an- 
Irresistible,  It  is,  indeed,  more  than  a  romani'c;  it  Ik. 
In  addition,  a  discussion,  from  the  lilieral  and  popular 
standpoint,  of  a  score  of  social  and  relitrioue  quest  ions 
which  have  agitated  and  still  agitat4>  France  and  tlie 
world. 

UHspoTTxn  FROM  THK  WoHU>.  by  Mrs.  O.  W.  Godfrey : 
No.  I.'jTR,  Seoitide  Library:  price  20  cents.  Tills  is  a 
love  story,  pure  and  wholfsome  yet  anient  and  glow- 
ing, and  abounding  with  the  trials  and  crosses  which 
perhajis  are  nlwavs  necessarily  att*'ndant  upon  tru'' 
love  either  for  (he  purjwse  of  preveiirtng  it  from  Krovv- 
ing  ftat  and  stale,  or  else  keeping  it  from  too  nearly  n-- 
Bembling  the  condition  of  the  blessed  in  Paradise.  ^Irs. 
Godfrey  Is  evidently  at  home  with  tbe  subject. 

CViAi^  or  FiRB.  by  David  Christie  Murrav.  auth<)r  of 
".Joseph's  Coftl  "  ;  No,  1,%41,  SV««/rfe  l.iln'iry  ;  prff'e  SS) 
centa.  This  is  a  cliarndng  b«>ok  of  minor  novels,  by 
one  of  the  finest  Kngll^h  uo\-«li»ts  of  recent  date.  Mr. 
Murrav  is  In  his  eh  inent  in  dealing  with  the  plunders 
and  s<:ami>s  of  the  Stmk  Kxchanges.  His  novels  show 
the  knowledge  of  a  iitan  of  the  world. 

SwKET  iNisrAiL.  bv  RichartI  DowMng.  No.  JM3.  .SVd- 
tide  Library  ;prit;ev)  ents.  There  are  passages  und 
sttuations  in  "  Mweet  I  lisfail  "  marked  by  that  peculiar 
des«;riptive  piwer  wh  -h  Mr.  Dowling  has  at  hiscoui 
mond.  Thero  is  in  It  uIro  mach  thrilling  incident,  and 
all  who  enjoy  an  old -fashioned  story  of  real  villainy  and 
tU  exposure  and  puuismuent  should  read  It. 


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SPaablona.  No  other  PaBhlouJoiimsl  list  ibi*<L>  fMhiona. 

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^  have  over  publlHhed.     11  wivu 

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M       Tlir  IMrw   «'*l«ird  Fnalai.H  Plialra  uid  ||. 

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JJ  .\uil  Blv..  Iho 

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-J  AMD  " 

|New  Styles  of  Wraps  and  Mafc 

S       We  sre  indebted    to  tlH>   i«iiiii«tt   New  Ynrk  mer- 
rhauts.Meeara.  LORD  Ac  TAYLOR. ''or.  Hroad- 

M!  «-:iv  Slid  2(ith  HI.,  N.  Y.,  and  loMeasre.  JORDAN^ 
*S  MARSH  A:  CO.,  <^f   Itoctnt,   f..r  nmny  of  tiur  new 
2  niodi-ls  and  nlyles  fnr  the  pr.'Srnt  sawou. 
The  May  numt»or  isrichm 

J  NEW  BMBROIDEEY  PATTEBNS, 
■       And  Noveltie*  in  Fancy  Work. 

^  The  May  numtter  coutulns  theoiieumK  tliaptersof  i 
f  now  novel,  eutit]e<l 

S"A  Great  Mistake/' 

•*•  By  the  Anther  of  "Mlw  Mt««enjne," 

M     llie  conohiHlon  of 

I       "  8  T  K  L  L  ^  ," 

^  And  tfee  coutluuRtlon  of 

= Since  First  I  Saw  Your  Pace, 

22  Author  of  "  The  llanker's  Dautrhter."  eta 

9  Aud  a   host  of   mterestintr  stories   by  other  i>opiilaa 


authuiw.untl  msny  chamiiiiK  itlctonal  uoveluea. 
efnr  which  the  aNKW  YOHK  FAHHK 

«.ri>niiott'd— (he  (»nii'lyliit(  ol  the  mort^re^ 


The  I'urjxwe  for  which  the  aNKW  YOHK  FAHHION 
AZAlt  wati  <.n>niiotvd— (he  »<iiii>lyliiK '>t  thflUioatre- 
liiil>lt^  Hiiil  beautiful  FtLfhitiUM,  uikI  tlie  l>pf<t  >ovelii  fcr 


J  famdy   reailiiiK— has  l>ei'ii  snii'ly    fnlUIIed. 

>      All  unnit-HH' quantity  of  Wood  Euarnvlnga  show 

I  nil  the  ('hitiiKit*  snd  novelties  vthich  the  Heam>ii   «ffer«. 

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I  New  Hjiriiiir  and  Hiinimcr  OxtT-raniients  for  Ladles 
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B  PattfrtiB,  cut  and  pinned  into  the  sliaiw  ol  ({■rmeuta 
K  of  ali  faablonR  pubhRlifd  in  the  Magazine. 
*     Tua«lditlou  tocoflnnief  (riven  en  Colored  Plates,  the 
I  entrravliiKH  which  till  the  body  of  the  Muvazine  fnmlBh 

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I  llonierr,  f*hiiea  and  Neck  «enr.  will  t«e  found 
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The  «nW. 


A  STORY  OF  SICILY. 


By  Professor  JAMES   DE   MILLE, 

Author  of  "  TVit  Umlije  Club,"  elf.,  etc. 


CHAPTER  I. 

THE  STKANdli  MANrsnilPT. 

Old  Gahtii  sat  in  his  room  in  Liverpool, 
imokini;  liia  pipe  nn<l  rciulitif;  a  letter.  It  »ne 
a  large,  low  iipartinent  in  the  topnio.^t  story  of 
It  buililin){  tli:it  looked  like  a  warehonse.  From 
thi3  B  wii\ilow  opened  out  upon  a  imrrow  lane, 
on  the  other  side  of  which  and  aliout  >ix  feet 
Rway  rose  the  blank  wall  of  another  waiehotise. 
There  wr..s  hut  little  fnrniluic  in  the  room:  a 
narro'  iron  eot  with  mattress,  two  stout  chairs, 
a  sma  I  deal  lalile,  and  tinally  a  seaman's  chest, 
which  '  I  tieen  transformed  into  a  couch  hy 
the  simple  means  of  a  few  f^iiiny-haKs. 

The  oeeupaut  of  this  room  hail  not  been  in 
Liverpool  more  than  six  months,  and  yet  had 
made  himself  known  diirint,'  thai  time  lhrou,!,'h- 
OUt  a  pretty  extensive  circle  of  acipiaintances, 
both  by  the  eccentricity  of  his  character,  and 
the  8in;;nlarity  of  his  business.  Tln's*'  had  im- 
pressed the  public  mind  very  strontdy,  ajid  had 
produced  tijat  peculiar  sentiment  of  good 
nalured  toleration  which  is  often  felt  to\var<l 
any  one  who  mav  be  rci;arded  as  an  "  o(U!ity." 

Old  Garth,  as  lie  stood  in  his  humble  apart- 
ment with  the  letter  in  his  IihiuI,  presented 
rather  a  singular  appearand'.  He  was  so  tall 
that  his  bushy  hair  almost  loiiclied  the  low  ceil- 
ing; his  frame  was  gaunt,  raw-boned,  and  sin- 
ewy, and  his  dress,  though  not  exactly  shabby, 
■was  yet  coarse  and  ill  titling,  giving  a  general 
air  of  Bloiiehiiiess  to  his  whole  exteri(U-.  His 
face  was  bronzed,  as  though  by  long  exposure  to 
a  tropical  sun :  he  had  his  beard  and  miistathe 
short  crojijii'd  and  of  that  length  which  is  iiuwt 
ptipular  with  praitical  men,  since  it  enables  one 
to  discard  razors  anil  v<'l  gives  no  inconvciiiercc ; 
bis  nose  was  thin  and  long,  his  eyebrows  sliiig- 
py,  and  over  the  whole  face  fhere  was  a  certain 
grimness,  arising  from  the  grizzled  hair  which 
oTcrspread  it.  There  was.  however,  something 
in  the  face  which  attra<:ted  rather  than  repelled; 
the  gray  eyes  were  sad  rather  than  stern ;  be- 
neath the  roughness  of  the  features  there  were 
tlie  signs  of  gcntlene.s:i  and  kindly  human  feel 
ing;  while  in  the  whole  man  there  was  the  sug- 
g«»tiou  of  a  character  in  wliich  tbo  most  pro- 


found earnestness  was  blended  with   the  mos 
touching  siniiilieity. 

A.s  Old  Oarth  st'iidicdlhe  IcIliTwhich  he  held 
in  his  hands,  the  .sound  of  footsteps,  apparently 
ascending  the  stairs,  came  from  below  without 
attracting  his  atienlion.  At  length  I  here  came 
a  rap  at  ilie  door,  after  which  the  visitor,  wiili- 
onl  wailing  for  any  'iivilation,  opened  the  door 
and  cntdvd  the  room. 

The  new-comer  was  one  of  those  goodh^t^king 
voung  fellows,  who  arc  so  ]>lenlif>il  eveiyw  here 
In  this  nineteenth  century,  both  in  lidion  and  in 
real  life.  He  had  a  round,  almost  boyish  face, 
elusleriiig  dark  curls,  open,  frank  expression, 
while  his  eyes  were  of  that  kind  which  look  one 
full  in  the  face,  and  compel  a  certain  sort  of 
iiileresl  if  not  regard.  His  lirst  remark  was  the 
usual  and  natural  one: 

"  Hallo,  old  boy,  how  are  you?" 

"  Well,  Henslo'we,  my  .son,"  said  Old  Garth, 
"  I'm  (Icliglited  to  see  you.  JIake  yourself  at 
home.  Don't  be  bashful,  and  don't'mind  me. 
For  my  jiarl,  I'm  in  a  confounded  lix  and  aViout 
used  lip." 

"Why,  what's  the  matter?"  said  Hcnslowe, 
dropping  into  a  seal  upon  tlii>  seamen's  chest. 

"  Oh,  everything's  turned  Hp,"said  the  other, 
"  that  ought  not  to." 

"Do  you  mean  hero  in  Liverpool,  or  in 
Sicilyt"  asked  llenslowe.  "Any  news  from 
the  seat  of  war?" 

"  Well,"  said  Garth,  "that's  about  it.  It  is 
news  from  Sicily.  It's  that  beggar  Ilcrengar. 
He's  thrown  up  the  cards.     The  game's  up." 

"Thrown  up  the  cards?  Whv.  what's  that 
for?" 

"Well,  perhaps  it  couldn't  be  helped;  but, 
voii  see,  the  fact  is,  be  was  expecting  something 
from  me,  and  that  something  wasn't  forllicom 
ing,  and  so — the  game's  U]).  It's  hard,  t  o. 
You  see,  il  was  this  way  wilh  me:  I'd  been  ,,  n 
years  or  so  in  Sicily.  They're  a  bad  lot,  but 
they've  got  some  pood  points.aflcr  all,  and  ought 
to  have  ilicir  rights.  It's  loo  infernally  bad  for 
those  beggarly  Honrbons  to  hold  a  magnillcenl 
country  like  i.  vegetable  garden,  and  ireat  the 
population  like  a  lot  of  slaves.  Well,  you  know 
we've  been  working  away  for  ten  years  or  so 


I  against  the  rascally  Bourbons  for  the  Sicilian 
I  licpublie,  and  didnl  make  much  jirogiess,  so  I 
ofl'cred  to  come  home  and  see  if  1  couldn't  do 
I  something;  and  I  hat,  as  you  know,  is  the  reason 
■  why  I  came  here." 

j      "The  very  last  place  in  the  world  to  come  to  on 

I  such  a  linsiiicss,"  said  llenslowe;    "  that's  what 

j  I've   always   told  you.     Now,   if   M)ird    tried 

j  France, yon  might  havedone.soniethiiig;   but  in 

i  England"  there's  no  chance.   We're  the  most  mat- 

[  tcr  iif-fact  jieojile  in  the  world.    We  sympathize 

with   revolutions   everywhere,   but    wc    never 

(Iream  of  helping  them;    and  in  all  Kiigland 

I  there's  no  such  mailer  of-lacl  place  as  Liverpool. 

!  I  know  that.     Look  al  me.     I'livan  arti.st.     An 

artist:  and  in  Liverpool!  Think  of  that  I   Now, 

an  artist  in  Liverpool  knows  exactly  the  position 

of  a  patriot  in  Liverirool.     But  what  does  your 

friend  licrengar  say?    K  that  from  liim?" 

"Yes.  He  don't  say  anythhig  in  particular, 
except  that  he's  given  up,  .and  is  going  to  make 
his  peace  with  the  Government.  That  means 
that  the  infernal  scoundrel  is  going  to  he  wliat 
we  call  (Jucen's  evidence,  lie's  going  to  play 
the  .ludas,  betray  his  friends,  tell  all  he  knows 
about  the  revolution,  hand  in  tlienuimes  of  the 
leaders,  and  all  that.  He  means  tosaveliis  own 
ski  1,  ami  make  enough  by  his  treachery  to  get 
a  sUirl  ill  life." 

"  How  did  this  happen?" 
"  Oh,  well — every  traitor  has  an  excuse,  and 
Rerengar  has  as  good  an  excuse  as  aiiv  one. 
You  see,  the  gainehad  become  desperate.  \Vlien 
I  left,  I  pioniiscd  to  seek  for  iK'lp  lure,  and  re- 
turn in  three  months.  lint  .six  months  have 
iKis.scd,  and  I've  done  nolhing  This  is  what 
iJerengar  tells  me,  and  he  adds  that  he  must 
either  do  as  he  is  doing,  or  bang.  There's  no 
doubt  that  the  poor  devil  is  in  a  iix.  Here's  his 
letter.  You  can  see  il  for  yourself." 
"Thanks — but  I  don't  know  Italian." 
"  Well,  it  isn't  hardly  lialian,  it's  the  Sicilian 
puluin.  liercngar  boasts,  or  used  lo boast,  about 
being  a  man  of  the  people.  After  this  he  will 
probably  be  a  man  of  the  Government,  for  they 
will,  no  doubt,  reward  liim  for  his  treachery; — 
anil  in  return  for  enabling  them  lo  bang  a  score 
or  two  of  hifi  most  intimate  friends,  they  will 


OLD  QARin. 


give  liiin  n  mluiitlon  In  sonic  iliiffand,  perlisp*. 
with  n  wiliiry  of  iilMiut  four  |«miiil»  u  yiir. 
llnlhtT  »iimll,  imi't  llV  Hut  llml!*  ofliMi  IIiciiimm' 
with  tlio  prico  i>f  hloixl.     Diilii't  .liiiliiit  Imrgiiiii 


for  thirty  pliTcH  of  silvurV" 
"  Woll,'' »iil(l 


Id  lleiiMlowe.  Kfter  n  brief  puilsc, 
"  iXTliiiiw,  lifter  all,  it's  JuHt  n»  wi'll." 

".lust  as  well :  "  rriid  (iarlli.  "  What!  Justus 
well!  That's  (.(lol,  too:  mid  « lint's  goiiitf  to  In- 
I'oino  of  me,  I  BJiould  like  In  know,  wlitii  llic 
great  biisiuiss  of  my  life's  lirnkeii  up?" 

"Oh,  as  for  thai,  a  Slellliiii  levolulioii  Is 
hardly  a  liiisiiiess,  and  n  man  like  you  caiieai-lly 
Hud  soinetliliii;  elsi'." 

Qiirth  shook  his  head. 

"  It's  not  so  easy,  I  can  tell  you,"  said  he, 
"  for  a  mall  like  mc  to  llnd  a  ■•oiigenlal  oceuim- 
tlon  that  suits  his  nature,  and  iloesn't  olTend  Ills 
conscienee.  Yon  see,  I've  lived  a  roving  life. 
I've  tried  different  countries— Oreece,  r,j?ypt, 
Syria,  Turkey,  t'orsiea— all,  and  1  wasn  t  ex- 
actly satislled  with  any  of  lliein.  At  length  I 
settled  down  in  Sicily.  1  found  the  people 
enterprising,  ingenious,  warm-hearted,  uiid  op- 
pressed by  a  mUerable  goveninient,  I  got  nii.ved 
up  with  tlie  Itepulilicans  there  more  and  more 
until  at  length  the  eslalilishnient  of  the  Sicilian 
Itcpnbllc  became  the  chief  end  of  iny  life.  And 
all  the  lime  I  always  had  an  ii'.ea  ilint  the  eye  of 
£iiglaiiil  was  upon  us.  That's  what  I  used  to 
tell  llieni.  That's  what  I  lirinlv  believed.  That's 
what  brought  me  here!  .Viid  this  is  the  end? 
I  never  was  so  liifernally  humbugged  in  all  my 
life.  Kngllshmen  care  for  iiolhing  except  busi- 
ness and  nioneyniaking." 

"  Well,  and  why  should  lliey? "  ii-^kod  Ilens- 
lowe.  "  There,  don't  lirenp;  I  know  exactly 
all  that  you're  going  to  say:  but  the  fact  is  the 
average  IJritou  ha.':  only  a  very  inisly  notion 
about  other  countries,  and  though  he  may  feel 
a  vague  sort  of  sympathy  with  the  ciiuse  of 
revolution  in  the  abstract,  yet  he  don't  feel 
enough  to  assist  » ilh  his  purse.  But  never  mind 
this  Just  now.  I've  conic  to  von  about  a  little 
matter  of  my  own.  It  i.-'iA  of  much  conse- 
quence, and  yet,  |M?rhaps,  after  all,  it  may  turn 
out  to  1)0  of  uiiich  greater  conseiiuence  than  ll 
seems." 

"  A  mutter  of  your  o\vn,"9nld  fiarlh.  "Out 
with  it,  my  sou;  I  should  like  to  hear  some- 
thing that  would  drive  **icily  out  of  my 
thou^jhls  for  a  few  minutes." 

"  Well,"  said  Ilenslowe.  "it's  a  curious  sort 
of  thing,  and  perhaps  tliere  isn't  anything  In  It 
after  all,  but  it's  taken  hold  of  nie  in  such  a 
manner  that  I  swear  1  Imvent  been  ablt'  to 
think  of  anything  else  ever  since  I  l^rst  came 
across  it." 

"  Hut  what   is  it   all   anyway,  "  asked  Onrth. 

"Well,  it's  a  manuscript,  "  said  llenslowc. 
"  I  found  it  in  my  father's  desk.  It  consists  of 
several  sheets— <iuilc  old—  and  seems  to  me  to  be 
very  im|x>rlant.  I  don't  know  how  it  m.iy 
strike  you.  but  for  my  part,  1  can't  help  feeling 
as  though  I'm  on  the  verge  of  some  great  dis- 
covery. If  so,  my  fortune's  made,  and  if  you 
like,  you  can  help  me,  and  go  halves.  " 

"lint,  stop-,  wait  a  bit,"  said  flarlli;  "don't 
go  on  too  fast.  All  this  is  beyond  me,  and  I 
can't  make  head  or  tail  nf  it.  lii  the  first  place, 
what  i.i  this  manuscript  V  is  it  in  Fingli.sh.orsome 
foreign  language'?  and  what  is  it  about? " 

"Oh,  I'll  show  you  it;  of  course,  "said liens 
lowe.  "That's  what  I  came  here  for.  And 
I've  brought  it  with  me.  Wait  a  moment.  Here 
it  is." 

With  these  words,  Henslowe  drew  from  bis 
pocket  a  parcel  which  was  folded  up  in  brown 
paper.  This  he  opened,  and  brought  forth 
another  parcel  also  done  up  In  brown  paper. 
This  wrap]icr  he  proceeded  to  remove.  He  did 
this  with  11  tender  care  ami  delilieralion  which 
showed  the  high  value  he  attached  to  its  con- 
tents. At  length  the  manuscript  was  discloseil, 
and  this  Henslowe  unfolded  and  laid  ojien 
before  Garth,  upon  the  small  ileal  table,  and 
then,  having  smoothed  away  the  wrinkles, 
stepped  back  to  watch  the  eft'eet  which  might 
be  produced. 

Garth  drew  his'cliair  ijp  closer  and  proceeded 
to  examine  the  manuscript. 

The  manuscript  consisted  of  a  sheet  and  a 
half  of  foolscap  paper,  covered  with  writing  in 
a  crabbed  yet  (jiiite  distinct  hand.  The  paper 
was  yellow  and  the  ink  was  faded  from  age. 
The  edges  were  worn  away,  and  the  corners 
also.  The  paper  lay  in  three  half  sheets,  or 
separate  leaves,  having  evidently  fallen  apart, 
for  the  linos  of  the  folds  were  also  deeply  worn, 
and  in  some  places  here  the  paper  could  no 
longer  hold  together.  There  were  also  marks 
»U  over  the  nfauuscript  which  showed  unmLs- 


takubly  that  It  had  been  much  Hngeretl.  exam- 
Ined,  and  |M>nilered  over.  From  cerlain  nmrks 
I  it  also  was  evident  Ihat  fiieslmile  InipresMloiis 
iiail  been  taken  from  il.by  triu  iiig  or  some  such 
mode.  Here  and  there  cerlain  words  were 
underlined,  while  down  the  margin  of  all  the 
sheets  were  llguresinlendi'd  lo  niimhcr  the  lines, 
which  Hgures  had  been  made  by  some  later 
liaiiii  than  that  wlilcli  had  wrill'ii  themanii 
.xerlpt.  The  llrst  page  contained  thirty  seven  of 
these  lines;  the  second,  thirty  six;  the  third, 
thirty  eight;  t!ie  fourlli,  thirty. four,  the  tiftli, 
llilrty  six,  and  the  sixth,  Ihirly  live,  making  in 
all  two  hundred  and  sixteen  liiii'S. 

All  this  was  visible  to  «!urlli  at  the  llrst  sur- 
vey which  lie  made.  The  survey  was  iiiaiie  in 
silence;  and  turning  over  the  pag'es  he  took  one 
rapid  glance  over  all. 

"  You  see,  "  said  Henslowe,  who  stood  watch- 
ing him,  "  I  want  you  to  read  It  and  give  nie 
your  calm,  iiiihlased  opinion.  There'f  aihance 
to  make  a  fortune  out  of  it,  I  think,  or  at  any 
rate  a  strike  for  a  fortune.  For  my  part,  my 
|M>sillon  is  such  that  I'm  anxious  lo  try  any- 
thing. You  know  how  it  Is  willi  nii\  wlial 
1  am— only  a  jsior  artist,  |M>or  In  iHX'kel,  and 
|V)or  too,  I  fear,  in  ability.  I've  no  friends,— 
no  prosjM'ets, — no  fill  lire,  and  therefore,  as  is 
imliiral,  I  feel  a  good  bit  excited  alxait  this. 
Still  I  don't  feel  inclined  lo  trust  my  own  Judg 
ineiit  altogether.  Now,  you've  got  a  cool  bead 
on  your  sijouUlers,  at  least,  for  other  iieople's 
alTairs,  and  you're  just  the  man  that's  able  lo 
give  an  impartial  opinion,  so  I  should  like  to 
know  what  you  lionesily  think  about  it." 

Henslowe'spoke  this  in  a  rapid,  feverish  way, 
and  with  an  anxious  look;  but  Oartli  did  not 
see  him.  nor  did  he  appear  to  have  lieiird  one 
woid  of  what  had  been  said.  His  mind  wius 
complclely  engrossed  by  the  manuscript.  The 
llrst  survey  which  he  had  taken  of  it  had  at 
once  attracted  his  whole  attention,  and  nmre. 
There  was  on  his  face  sometliing  that  looked 
like  nothing  less  than  aina/.eincnt.  Ilcnding 
his  head  low  he  narrowly  scnilini/.ed  the 
paiwr  itself,  and  then  turned  it  ovir  till  he 
reached  the  end,  as  tliough  he  were  looking  to 
.see  whether  the  Imndwriling  was  uniform  or 
or  not.  After  this  he  looked  back  to  the  begin- 
ning. Then  he  frowMcd  heavily,  and  once  more 
looked  at  the  end.  '  lion  be  looked  away  with 
an  absorbed  and  abs.racted  ga/c,  with  his  eyes 
on  vacancy,  and  a  heavy  frown  on  his  brow. 

"In — fernally  ipieer!"  he  niurmured — 
"  Landsdowne!  Lamisdownc  Hall! — and  Hrolli 
er  Claudian: — most  infernally  ipicer.  " 

These  words  Wi  re  not  adiiiessed  to  any  one, 
forOartl.  was  evhicnilv  lost  in  his  own  thoughts. 
Upon  Henslowe  the  effect  of  them  was  extreme 
surprise.  He  had  expected  from  (larlh  a  cool, 
calm  perusal  of  the  miiniiscripl.  ami  a  judicial 
summing  up  of  its  conlcnls.  Instead  of  this, 
he  saw,  even  before  Garth  bad  read  it — at  tlie 
very  first  siiiht  of  it — a  great  and  unusual  ex- 
citement, 'fills  excitement  also  had  been  canseil 
apparently  by  the  mere  sight  of  some  names 
— Landsdowne,  and  Hiolber  (liiudian — which 
names  he  had  seen  at  the  iK-L^inning  and  end  of 
the  pa|ier.  Yet  what  could  Garth  possibly 
know  about  nanus  like  these  belonging  to  a 
period  far  anterior? 

To  Henslowe  all  this  was  unaccounlablc,  yet 
at  the  same  time  the  evident  emotion  of  Garth 
served  to  give  the  manuscript  additional  value 
in  his  eyes,  since  it  formed  an  unintinlional  tcsli. 
inony  to  lis  mysterious  imi>orlance.  So  he  now 
watched  Garth  more  narrowly  and  earnestly 
than  ever,  not  .saying  a  single  word,  feeling  us 
though  his  friend  might  Ik-  the  actual  master  of 
the  secret  which  had  been  baffling  him,  and 
might  be  able  toe'' .ir  up  the  whole  mystery. 

After  n  brief  period  of  retlection,  Garth  once 
more  turned  his  eyes  toward  the  paper.  Lean- 
ing his  elbows  on  the  table  I'e  held  his  head  In 
his  hands,  so  that  his  face  was  not  visible  to 
Henslowe,  but  the  profound  absorption  of  the 
render  in  Ids  task  showed  how  deep  was  its  in- 
terest in  Ills  eyes.  Now.  whether  that  interest 
arose  from  the  contents  of  the  paper  itself,  or 
from  some  other  additional  knowledge  of  Garth, 
wa.s  out  of  Ileniilowe's  [wwer  to  answer. 


CHAITKR  11. 

CONTENTS  OK  THK    MAMBCIIII'T    OK     nnoTHEH 
CLAi:i)IAN. 

"Jo  iiii/e  M'ired   t^rfuilf    if    PicHrrrcr  Iiii)vrte 
Biifvii  htndmloirnt'  of  hiitil^thnrne  Jftill'. 

"  Hki.oveo   Fhkndk.— ll    dotlie    not    neede 
wordcs  to  make  know  ne  to  you  y  strougo  uffec- 


tlo  &  gratitudo  w'  mye  hart  fecleth  for  y  w'  lo 

xpressi'  as  isseenilyc ennilyo  words  w'  bee  vcrllyo 
Hcake  A'  In  mye  ease  y'  is  a  ilelte  Ix'yondti  wnnfes 
since  it  Involvelh  Life  its<!;fe.  For  it  was  by 
your  hcrolck  daringe  intre|>eilile  courage  Ja 
calm  forliliido  y' inyc  Life  lialh  Is^en  sufed  & 
thoiigli  y'  Ik'  miiiiye  in  whose  eyen  y  life  of 
llrollier  ('laudlaii,  iinwortliye  meinlHT  of  tho 
Holy  Soclelas  of  .Icsiis  Is  lesse  y"  nothing  yet  y 
be  others  who  value  liim  more  preliosjye — but 
most  of  all  in  safiiig  liiiii  y  hath  been  done  an 
aii  of  iiioiis  love  to  y  dear  mother  of  us  nil  y 
Holy  .Maler  Kcclesia.  Thus  In  y'  extreme  of 
perl  you  risked  all  to  safe  liie  though  hi 
so  doing  you  risked  rank,  posseifl-iones  yea  & 
Life  itself: 

"  Heloveil  Freiide  y  Kiindcs  of  y"  life  V' you 
siifed  are  nearly  run  out.  It  hath  onlye  gafned  a 
short  yearc  more  Ac  in  lliese  lasle  lioiires  myo 
niinile  hath  turned  much  toward  you.  For  I 
Ihiiilc  of  you  as  ime  of  y*  faillifiille  among  y 
fallhlesse  A:  as  a  valyaiit  son  of  ye  Holy  Kc- 
clesia among  her  bilier  enemyes.  Y'  time  may 
come  biloved  Freiide  when  your  enemyes  may 
triumph  over  you,  and  piinisli  you  sore'for  your 
fiiilh  and  servllluni  loyoiir  King  mil  your  God. 
Theyie  are  triiyloiires  In  every  calii|X-  i:  you 
may  liaveyour  .liiilas.  A:  IhIovciI  frendo  It  Is 
out  of  mv  deep  iilTeclio  A:  gratitudo  y'  myo 
niinde  hatli  recalled  a  ccr'  iMie  tliyng  y'w'  im;- 
ciirred  in  mye  earlye  (la\es  A:  y"  w'  may  1m'  ini- 
portaiil  for  you,  A-  sliolife  y  day  of  exilinm  ever 
come  lo  you  or  youres,  A:  sholife  you  be  banish- 
ed, your  pro|Hrlv  conllscale  A:  povertye  oppress 
you,  this  may  ullord  yf  u  y  means  of  a  rein- 
stauriilio  of  your  fori  lines  As  of  giving  back  to 
you  all  »'  you  mav  have  lost. 

"  Ucade  yfore  ttiese  wordes  well  A;  inarkc  y" 
well  A:  preserve  y  docuinentiim.  A'  if  y*  time 
ever  comylh  ly  w'  may  y  Holy  .Siiiiles  proliih- 
it)  y' yoiii- scrvilium  for  God  A  King  sliolde  bo 
punisli  by  y  usurper  A  you  sholde  become  an 
exiil  A  a'paiiper  A  in  sore  need,  v'  perhaps  y 
tcslamenl'im  may  ledeem  your  life  from  despo- 
ralio.     Ileare  yfori:  w'  I  have  to  telle. 

"  It  is  8(1  years  y'  I  was  in  Cadi/,  when  y  ar- 
rived 11  lleeie  wiili  prisoners  captos  at  sea. 
These  were  all  pyrates  of  y  w'  some  had  been 
hanged  A  y  survivors  were  brought  ashore  A: 
some  were  hanged  ashore  A:  others  were  spared 
for  a  time,  not  y  they  were  less  guilty  but  Ije- 
cause  lliey  were  diseased  A  some  even  on  y* 
point  of  death.  Among  whom  was  an  English- 
man of  whom  I  beared  tell,  A  being  a  eoiiutry- 
iiiaii  I  deemed  it  my  olllciiim  to  visit  him  &  seo 
if  I  might  not  reclaim  y  wandering  shee|)e  lie- 
fore  it  was  too  bile.  I  therefore  visited  him  & 
felt  a  true  gandium,  that  though  in  extremes 
almost,  he  yet  was  not  a  heretic,  but  desired  to 
confess,  A  receive  absolutio.  His  faitlie  was 
verily  but  weake  A  had  well  nigh  lieen  destroy- 
ed by  a  life  of  mortal  sin,  but  in  these  lust  lioures 
y  was  a  manifestalio  of  true  ixeiiitentia  A  my 
ministralio  was  grateful.  He  listened  eagerlyo 
to  my  wordes  A  made  hla  confessio  A  showed 
true  pii  itentia  for  the  transgressions  of  his 
life.  He  also  told  me  all  y"  bisioria  of  his  life, 
n'  had  Inen  a  long  cursus  of  sin  A  iuiqiiitas; 
what  I  am  atmul  io  tell  is  no  violatio  of  tho 
arcana  of  the  confessional,  but  is  y*  voiiin- 
toria  made  in  many  colloipiia,  when  it  waa  as  I 
mav  siiy  not  so  much  I'ricst  A  I'lenitensy  talked 
as  homo  A  homo. 

"  His  name  was  .lohn  t'lark.  About  30  years 
l«-fore  this  he  left  England  (circa  A.  D.  MIH'L.)& 
went  111  a  shipiie  lo  America,  A  y  sliip(ie  wa.s 
wracked  A  lie  with  some  males  in  a  boat  was 
picked  ii|i  bya  shippe  of  y  Hiiccanneers  who  took 
lliem  all  to  their  seltlenient  in  y'  insula  HLspani- 
ola.  A'  there  Clarke  A  his  companions  all  joined 
y  Hiiccannei  rs,  A  look  y'  sacniinentum  rr  oath 
of  tidelilas  iV  made  abjiiralio  of  all  other  ties  & 
bonds,  A  then  after  y'  followed  a  cursus  of 
blnodshed  A  riipiiic  A  crimes  iin.speakable.  At 
last  on  one  oceasio  y'  sliipp<'  In  y  w^  he  sailed 
gave  chase  to  a  Siianish  gallone  y  w'  Ihey  knew 
lo  be  a  trei.sure  sliippo  from  y"  'Havana.s,  y  w* 
they  chased  for  many  days  A  approached 
y  coast  of  Spain.  Hut  y  Buccanneers  kept  her 
off  fr.im  n  port  A  in  a  storm  pursued  her  through 
the  straits  A  into  V Mediterranean,  where  after 
two  (lavs  thev  made  an  altaik  in  a  culm  A  ca|>- 
tured  lier.  'I'lie  s|Kilia  were  incniculabilia  for 
y  gallone  had  y  whole  of  one  yenre's  revenue 
of  Jlexico. 

"  Now  y  sacramentum  of  y'  Buccanneers 
bound  every  one  to  y  strictest  lldelitas  toward 
his  comrades  A  y  was  always  an  Htpialc  divia- 
io  of  spolia.  But  on  y  oceasio  y  sjiolia  were  of 
so  great  itmagnitndoy  nothin^'like  it  had  beea 
knowen  ever  before,  &  y  Gapilaao  was  a  maa 
of  very  great  ambitio  &  aTarifia— wbo  the  day 


"the  spolia 
Inacceitiible 
world  A    .. 
great  Iralllc 
ed,  A  y  s|)o 
A  inoreovi 
you  to  iKrli 
cessilas  she 
"  W'lieci 
rather  lo  po 
famllia    all 
Heaven  A  i: 
your  loving! 


"  T^ANDSrHIW 

This  was 

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■writer,  nor  i 

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■w'  I 


OLD  GAKTn. 


HiiccnnHccrs 
elitas  toward 
ttKl\mle  ilivU- 
ppoliii  wrrc  of 
le  it  liad  been 
o  was  a  man 
-who  the  d»y 


tftcr  tlic  rapliira  iif  v'  pillon'',  rnllinif  y"  n»t- 
cunnctTH  tojljIlMi' iividr  all  oiullo  In   y   w'  hi- 
•aid  y' y'  "Jiollii   wcrr  urcalcr  Hum    witfi  r 
knottcii  iM'fiiri',  y'  il  wii-'  V  ii'vitmi'  of    Mexico 
for  one  year  A;  (1)1111'  not  Ikt  Ii'sm  y  .'i  niillioiK! 

f:uinean  iV  y-  llii'y  liad  won  il  llicniwlvi'^  liy 
iipir  owcn  (lariiiif  A:  valour,  A:  y'  il  w"  Ik'  iiii- 
fairc  iV.  iinri|UM'c>  U<r  to  liikc  il  lo  Ilhpaniola  A 
lliiTi'  illviiji-  il  anion).'  y'  inniraill-i  wlioliad  Ix'cn 
Haven  al  lioini'  in  iiidoli'iiiia.  A  V  Hkwc  who 
httii  won  y'  »|«illa  kIioIcIc  owcn  llicni.  Haying 
y\  moreover,  il  wmm  im|)o'«Nitiie  to  convo' 
y  spolia  liironjili  y'  SirallH  Imi  k  lo  y  ocean  A' 
on  to  llisiuiniola  »li  i  so  niiiiiy  Sjiiinisli  hliippcs 
of  war  ini;;lil  cnc<nuiler  lliein.  Ne\crllieIcsH  n^ 
lie  was  afeareii  to  per|M'lrali'  a  violalio  of  y  nic 
rameiilnin  of  y  IliieeanneiiM,  lie  miiile  a  jiropo 
sill"  y'  tlicy  nliolde  liike  y"  spolia  lo  Hoine 
lihlinirplace  A'  iIktc  liidc  il  iiiilil  some  liine 
when  lliey  iniiilit  make  ii  lliial  divi'^lo  ainon;; 
tlicmselves  willi  jireulcr  «afcly.  W  llilni; 
y  (apllano  did  propose,  a- was  showen  after 
wiirds  liy  V  evcniiiin  v'  lii^  ini;;lil  "I'ciire  v'  laru'er 
porllo  forliiiiiseif  A  defraud  IiIm  coniiadc'*.  Dili 
y'  IliiiiL'  was  not  siis]M'c|  al  y  lime  A'  iherefore 
It  wiiK  y' when  y  ('apllano  iimde  y  prii|Misillii 
V'  Ihey  dliolde'liiiiy  y  spolia  on  a  ecrlayne 
insula  w'  he  namiil  lo  tlicni.  Ihey  were  one  A' 
all  peiNiiude  A"  consi-nU-d  lo  do  as  lie  iisked,  A' 
tliiiH  it  came  lo  pass  y' y  ( 'iipihino  was  alilo  lo 
curry  into  I'xeciilio  y' seheiiiii  y' he  had  w*"  wan 
nolhiiii^  else  Ihan  Pi  secure  y'  pnssessio  of 
y  sjiolia  for  himself,  A  il  wiis  u  vasi  siimma— 
five  millions  of  i;iiiiieas,iik  y  weiilllieof  Crassiis 
or  of  ('nesns  or  of  Kiiijr  .s^nlonicjii.  Such  was 
y  value  of  y  spolin  w''  v  lluccamieers  proceeil- 
cd  to  take  to  y  insula  in  order  y'  Ihey  inij,dil 
Imry  ii. 

"Now  y  Itiiecanncers  were  of  every  iialion. 
^  y'  Capitano  was  un  [laliaiio  A  knew  all  ahoul 
thi-si'  shores  A  wiilcrs,  of  w  liom  il  wits  said  y'  lie 
once  had  Ik'cii  caplus  liy  y'  Corsairs  of  Iliir 
liarv  A  had  hef^mie  a  rene^riulo  A*  liad  sailed 
nf;alnsi  v'  Clirislianos  A  had  slain  many  unlil  al 
la>^l  he  fiad  come  liaek  lo  Ihc  C'lirisij:inos  i\; 
joined  y  ltuecaiine<'rs.  And  he  knew  all  llie 
ghorcM  A  ishinils  of  Kuiope  A  of  Africa,  A"  il  was 
an  island  on  llie  Ihilian  coasi  y'  he  made  his 
t'loelos  for  ii  place  in  y  w*  he  sholde  lairy 
y*  »polia,  w'  insula  iR'iiifj  conveniens  for  seamen, 
iK  lieiii);  unfrecpienlaia  A'  lnr<ii;nila.  was  n 
]ilac4'  in  y  w^y'spolia  ini^rhl  he  snfeiye  eoneeal- 
ed.  A:  llms  inoliedienlia  lo  y  Capilanoiheysetlc 
aiile  for  y  place  wliere  y  (apilano  did  propose 
to  — "  ■ 

Here  the  si.xlh  pa^e  ended  al  llin  SHilli  liiu  . 

"There  i.s  a  hreak  lici'c."  said  llenslowc. 
'*  Several  leaves  are  losl.  iind  these  seem  locon 
tain  the  very  cream  and  css<*iicc  of  Ihc  whole. 
AVilhmit  these  il  seems  inipossilile  lo  Iind  out 
nnylhinf;.  l'v<'  liunled  evciywhcre  for  Iheiu 
Imt  onn'l  find  lliein.  Meanwhile  you  can  have 
the  roneliision." 

Wilh  these  words  Hciislowc  drew  from  his 
pocket  a  parcel  wlii<:li  he  opened.  In  this  was 
n  half  sheet  of  foolscap  wrillenoiione  sidi'only, 
the  counlerpart  in  every  rcs|>ecl  of  ihe  other 
Bliectd.     This  he  laid  on  the  talili'  liefore  (lailh. 

"  Here,"  saiil  he,  "  is  Ihe  last  -heel.  All  Ihe 
interveninir  leaves  are  );onc.  I  haven't  any  idea 
how  many  there  were,  wliclher  one  or  ten." 

Oarlli  looked  up  for  a  nioineiil  willi  Ihe  same 
ftbslracled  air  which  he  had  shown  liefore. 
Then  lie  looked  down  aitaiii  al  Ihc  papers. 

"Gone,"  said  he,  "  11m  — and  jiisl  here,  too 
— well,  llial's  a  pily.  Well,  let's  sec  what  there 
is  here"— and,  saying  this,  lie  went  on  to  read 
the  last  pajrCj 

"tliespolia.  For  ll.e  place  is  not  rumole  nor 
lnai'ce!»iible  since  il  is  in  y  centre  of  y'  liabilabcle 
world  A'  niirh  lo  couniries  wliicli  cnrry  on  a 
great  tralllel^.  no  y'  V  insula  can  easily  he  leach- 
ed, *Sc  y'  siHilia  can  Ih'  exhumed  by  a  few  men, 
&  inoreovir  y  soliliido  of  y'  insula  will  enable 
you  lo  iwrform  y  work  in  v  cnio.  A  if  y  nc 
cesnitas  sholde  ever  arise  y  will  be  your  iuidc. 
"  W  necessilaH  I  pray  all  ye  saiiils  to  avert  \ 
rather  to  jKitir  upon  y'  heails  of  yoursclfo  A' 
fainlha  ail  y'  blessinpi  A-  lienediclione-  of 
Iloaven  iV;  Ka'nli,  s.icli  being  y  daily  pr:iy  .'i'  of 
your  loviiige  &  gratefullc 

"  Amicus  &  Prater. 

"('|..\UI,IAN. 

'*  IjAiiDsixiw.Nn  IUllr,  OctoU'r,  JlI)t.x^.KVI." 

Thin  wae  Hic  end  of  the  manuscript.     How 

much  of  it  wiismissingit  was  impos-siiiilc  lo  tell, 

es  the  pagCH  were  not  numbered  by  the  original 

'Writer,  nor  did  the  nunil)er  of  Ihe  lines  indicate 

'  an; thing,  siuce  they  had  ouly  rvfereuce  to  the 


llne.s  on  each  pngy,  and  Beemed  I'lso  lo  have 
been  made,  as  has  been  sidd,  by  a  dilTerenl 
hand  from  llie  wri'er.  It  wiis  evldenl.  iilsn, 
Ihal  Ihe  nilssin,'  purl  was  the  niosi  liniiorlanl. 
since  11  ciailained  all  Ihe  infiirmatlon  relaliveto 
Ihe  burial  of  Ihe  treaaurc,  and  tliv  place  where 
Il  had  iH'cn  buried. 

(larlli  silt  for  some  momenls  lookiiiL'  al  Ihi' 
inaiiMsci'ipl,  ill  silence.  He  was  not  reading, 
but  was  Icisl  in  Ihoiiglil.  .\t  leiiL'th  he  rai'cd 
his  eyes  lo  llenslowi',  and  rcgnrded  him  for  ii 
few  momenls  Willi  Ihe  same  sllciil  Ihoughlfiil 
liess."  • 

"  How  did  you  gel  lliese'/"  be  asked  nl 
leiiglh,  laying  one  of  Ids  big  hands  on  llii 
papers. 

"  I  came  across  liiem  by  mere  iiceldenl,  "  said 
Henslowe,  "  in  a  bundle  of  papers  bclnnginglo 
my  fallicr.  The  (lapers  were  of  lililc  impia- 
lance,  bill  had  been  laid  away  by  my  iniilher 
aflcr  my  falher's  dealh.  " 

"  Hm,"  said  tlarlh;  and  llieii  after  anolhcr 
pause  he  once  more  asked,  "  And  how  did  your 
i'allier  happen  lo  gel  llieni'r" 

'  I  don'l  know  llial,  '  said  Henslowe. 

"  I>o  you  know  wliellier  he  ever  had  any 
conneellon  or  any  iicipiainlance  willi  any  of  Ihe 
familv  of  llie  I,iii'idsdownes'r" 

"  ."^o.  I  really  can'l  say.  I'm  sure.  I  dare 
say  he  had.  Iii  fad.  he  niusl  have  hail,  I 
should  lliink,  for  I  can'l  ai'coiinl  for  liis  gelling 
Ihe  |ia|)"r;  in  any  oilier  way   " 

(line  more  "(iarlli  siib-ided  inio  silence. 
Heiisiowe  regarded  him  walchfully.  I'  still 
seemed  lo  him  Ihal  (iarlli  niiisl  know  soni.ihiiii; 
about  this  iilfair,  llnnigli  liow  he  sliould,  was 
ipille  iiiiaceoiinlable.  He  knew,  however,  Ihal 
(lailh  had  lived  a  singular  ami  mosi  evenifiil 
life,  anil  il  was  cerlainly  probable.  Ihal  in  llic 
course  of  his  wanderings  he  h  id  conic  across 
some  circiinislances  which  might  |iossibly  lie 
coniiecled  with  the  secret  of  ihe  maniiscripl. 
Perhaps  he  had  heard  the  story  of  the  buried 
Ireasiii'c  elsewhere;  or.  i«'rliaps'lic  might  have 
heard  of  llrolher  ('laudiiin.  .\il  (larlli's  emo 
lions  were  easy  to  be  read  in  his  broiul,  honest 
face.  He  was  not  a  man  who  could  conical 
whal  111'  felt,  or  wear  a  mask  over  his  will;  and 
so  Henslowe  Ihonght  il  best  al  once  to  come  lo 
close  quarlers,  and  uiieslion  him  alioul  il. 
Witlioiit  any  (ircuniloculion,  Iherefore,  he 
asked  him  directly: 

"  l>o  you  know  anylliing  about  t)     T' 

It  wiis  a  sulllcien'lly  direct  ipie.  in,  and 
(birlli  gave  one  keen,  penelraling  glance  al  his 
ipieslioner.  Then,  willionl  giving  any  answer, 
lie  once  more  looked  at  ihe  pajwrs. 

"No  one,"  said  he,  at  lenglli.  "can  really 
know  anything  about  lliis  unlil  these  missing 
leaves  arc  found.  This  manuscript  is  Ihe  plav 
of  •  Hamlcl '  Willi  Hamlet  left  out.  Tlie  key  lo 
the  whole  is  gone  — llie  pages  Hint  conlnin'ihe 
real  informalion.  '\'oii  Imve  here  only  Ihe  ill 
Iroduclion  and  Ihe  conclusion.  Wlicre  are  Ihe 
niis.sing  sheets';  Thai's  llie  ipicsllon.  How 
could  your  fallier  have  pome  by  these  fragmenls'; 
Have  you  looked  for  llie  ickI';  Ii  must  be 
among  his  pajx'rs.  too." 

Heiisiowe  shook  his  head. 

"  No."  said  he.  "  i'  is  not.  I've  looked  over 
every  paper  that  he  left,  and  there  is  nolliiug  of 
llie  kind.  Tlien.  again,  I  am  convinced  lliat 
he  did  nol  liavetlie missing  leaves  himself,  fiom 
certain  papers  which  were  Ixiiind  n|i  wiili  Hicsc 
and  which  consisted  wholly  of  annotnlions  of 
his  iiixjn  this  very  manuscript.  These  showed 
lliat  lie  ninsi  have  spent  an  immense  amount  of 
time  and  study  ujioii  the  mamiscripl.  and  Ihal 
Ills  whole  endeavor  was  to  Hnd  out  the  meaning 
of  Ibis  fragmeiilary  ]iart.  The  endless  cont'd- 
ures  wliicji  lie  made  about  the  place  where  the 
treasiiie  was  buried  shows  Ihal  he  could  nol 
have  seen  the  missing  leaves.  All  that  he  found 
out  from  ills  study  of  Ihe  mamiscripl  was  no 
more  Ihan  you  and  1  may  Hud  out  liy  similar 
study,  much,  in  fact,  that  may  be  inieresiing. 
bill  iiothing  that  can  throw  any  real  light  on  the 
auliject." 

"  You  arc  right,"  Raid  Garth.  "  If  that  Is  Ihe 
case,  then  he  could  not  have  known  aluait  Hie 
mi.ssing  slicels.  Hut  it's  a  deueeil  ipieer  tiling 
too — odd  and  ipieer  from  beginning  to  end.  I 
don't  Kupp<isc  tlicie  can  be  anv  doiiiil  about  Ihe 
aulhenticily  of  Iliis,  as  Ihe  ohl  paper  and  faded 
ink  tell  their  own  sloiy.  Itiit  llie  slyle!  Why, 
wiial  sort  of  a  fellow  could  Ibis  nrolherClaudian 
have  been?  I'  i.sn't  old  Knglisli.  11  isn't  llie 
English  of  1710,  Ihe  date  when  il  pnr|Hirt»  lo 
have  Ijcen  wrillen.  I  don't  mind  the  spelling, 
for  in  1716  every  one  sp«'lled  as  It  seemed  riiijiit 
in  his  own  eves.  It's  the  style  that  I  Iook  at. 
What  a  curious  dot;  "''^  Claudiau  must  have 


iM'cn  Willi  his  Latin  words  stuck  In  here  and 
Iheie  ,iii<l  cvciywlicre,  like  iiliims  In  a  pud- 
ding." 

"  Will,"  said  Henslowe,  "  Ihal  is  easily  nc- 
counled  for.  I  suppose  that  he  was  Knglisli  by 
birlli,  but  had  lived  most  of  his  llfi'  in  foreigu 
parts.  I'i'obably  he  hail  goni  on  missions  lo  all 
palls  of  Ihe  world.  His  I'liglish  must  have 
irrow  n  nilhcr  rusty;  itiid  sow  he  leverhe  came  lo 
one  of  lliosc  l.iilin  words  lliiil  mir  I'lniruage  Is  so 
full  of,  Insieiid  of  giving  II  Ihe  KiiK'lisii  form,  ho 
wrote  il  oiil  ill  l.aliri.  Knglisli  Is  a  ml.M'd  up 
kind  of  liingiiagc.  and  lliere  is  wlifre  he  broke 
dow  n.  Mv  failicr  observed  Iliis  niiil  made  notes 
ii|K.n  il.  Ilecalled  il  llic  Knglisli  of  a  foreigner 
or  liiiif  foreigner — of  one  who  was  iinacciislomed 

10  speiiU  il  or  wrile  it.  The  Kiil'IIkIi  prose  of 
Ihal  dale  was  llrsi  rale  and  very  much  like  what 

11  is  now.  bill  Ihoilicr  Claiidian  knew  only  Ihc 
Knglisli  iif  his  voiiih,  wliiMi  wasipiiic  dilTi'rent, 
and  liad  no  (lonbt  forgotten  very  much  of 
Ihal." 

"As  fiir  as  I  can  make  out,"  said  Oarlli,  "the 
sailor's  confessiiin  was  made  alioiii  KMl— ilml  is 
I hirlysix  years  before  IbolherClaudian  wrolc — 
and.  in  that  casi',  as  Ihe  Ireasiirc  was  buried 
aboul  lliirly  years  previniisly.  il  would  carry  the 
lliiiig  back  1 0  ab(ail  llic  year  KIWI." 

"Of  course," said  llciislone;  "llint'8all  plain 
eno    'h." 

"'I  lie  slalemcnls  aboiil  Ihc  buccaneers  seem 
lo  Im'  credible  enough,"  saiil  (Jarlh. 

"  Yes."  said  Henslowe;  "  I've  looked  up  the 
snbjccl  a  liltic,  and  all  Ihal  1  have  lead  agrees 
wilh  Ihe  general  slalenienls  licre.  Tliev  began 
llicir  opcriillons  aboul  IIIIO.  and  Iii  panlola  was 
oi."  of  Iheir  liaunls.  They  fieiiiienled  Ihc  Sjuin- 
ish  niiiiii,  and  noihiiiL'  was  more  likely  Ihan  Ihe 
pursuit  of  a  Ireiisiirc  ship,  even  all  fhe  way  to 
Kuropc.  The  linieof  llieo(ciiri<'ncc  nicniio'ncil 
licre  was  (he  lime  when  lliev  were  tlonrishing 
most— Hint  is.  iilioul  llic  niiifdie  of  llic  seven- 
Iceiilh  cciiliiry.  They  had  an  oalli  by  which 
Ihey  were  bound  lo  one  anoliier,  and  niiv  viola- 
lion  of  ihisuaili  was  inosi  severely  imnished — 
banisiimeiil  lo  an  uniiilialiileil  island  seems  to 
liave  been  Ihc  iisiLiI  punislimenl." 

"  Will,"  said  (Iarlli,  "  I  don't  see  whatearllily 
good  Ill's  is.  as  haig  as  Ihc  leaves  are  gone.  Wc 
can'l  form  Ihe  iciiioiesi  idea  aboul  Ihe  place." 

"Thill's  Ihe  trouble,"  said  Henslowe,  "of 
course.  We  can  form,  however,  some  idea. 
Heminlions  Ihe  llalian  coast.  The  islands  lay 
olT  il."' 

"  Thai's  rallier  general."  said  Oarlli. 

"  Well,  it's  somelhing  lo  gel  lliat  much  infor- 
malion, even." 

"  Y'ou  say,"  said  Garlli,  Ihoiiglitfully,  "lliat 
you  have  huiilcd  after  the  missing  leaves.  Have 
you  ever  made  any  guess  as  lo  the  cause  of  tlieir 
liciiig  gone';'' 

"  Oh,  yes.  I've  tried  lo  aecoiinl  for  it  in  no 
end  of  ways.  I've  Ihoughl  Ihal,  jierhaps,  .some 
one  lias  been  trying  lo  make  oiil  Ihe  place,  and 
has  removed  llieni  for  Ihi'sakcof  siiidying  them 
by  Iheniselvefi;  and  then,  again.  I've  imagined 
llial  llrolher  Clandiiin  liimsclf  never  wrote  any 
more;  but,  being  old  and  probably  forgetful, 
left  this  fragnienl  just  as  il  is;  but,  on  Ihc 
whole,  il  seems  lo  me  now.  Ihal  il  was  all  writ- 
ten in  full,  and  Ihal  Ihe  loss  of  Ihe  inlermcdiale 
part  has  been  oi'(;asioncd  liy  carelessness  or  ac- 
cidenl." 

"  Well,  now,"  saiil  (Iarlli,  "  1 11  tell  yon  what 
I've  been  thinking  of.  In  Ihe  first  )  lace,  it 
.seems  absiiid  lo  suppose  Ihal  lirolher  fl  Indian 
didn't  write  il  ail  oul :  in  llie  second  place,  there 
has  been  no  carelessness  in  conneellon  w  iili  this 
manuscriiit.  It's  been  sludicd  inosI  carefully,  and 
pondered  over;  and'cveiy  woixi  has  been  read, 
marked,  learned,  and  inwardly  digested.  And  so, 
tinally,  il  scms  lo  me  lo  lie  highly  probable  that 
somc'Landsdowne.  of  several  generations  back, 
has  invesligalcd  Ibis,  and  has  gone  after  Ihc  treas- 
ure. Now,  Iliis  Laiidsdowne— wlioever  he  may 
have  been— in  going  iifler  tlie  ireasiirc,  has  not 
thouglil  il  neccssarv  fo  lake  the  whole  manu- 
script, but  hassimply  taken  that  iiart  of  it  which 
referred  K.  the  siliiation  and  apix'arance  of  tlie 
place  of  burial  This  acrounls.  al  once,  for  Ihc 
fact  Ihal  Ihe  manuscript  has  been  carefully 
studied,  am!  lliat  its  most  imporlant  part  is 
gone." 

"  l!y  heavens!"  cried  ncnslowe,  wilh  a  start- 
led look.  "There's  something  in  that.  It 
never  occurred  to  me  before." 

"  Its  very  likely,  al  any  rale,"  said  Garth. 
"  Now.  <lo  you  liapiwn  to  know  i:uytliing  aboul 
the  Landsdowne  family?" 

•'  No,"  said  Henslowe. 

"If  you  did,  it  might  be  of  some  assistance 
For  instance,  if  you  were  lo  examine  into  their 


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OLD  GAR'I'n 


I 


I; 


put   liistorv  and  dhcorar  tlint  uime  in<inilM>r 

of  till'  fiiiiiily  liixl  middi'iily  ili<:i|>|iriiri'il,  joii 
inlv'lil  iniirliiilo  lliiit  lie  hail  liiki  M  llii'  iiiImIiiu; 
impi'i's  mill  )!niu'  iiflir  llif  iira-iiri'.  If  vimi 
nri'i'i!  Ill  lirar  lliiil  miiiii'  I,miilHilii» iii'  liail  sml 
ili'iily  iimili'  n  laii;ci  I'liriiiiii',  jiui  iiii);lil  ((in 
elude  llial  III'  liiid  I'liiiiiil  llii'  Iri'iiHiiri'.  It  hci'Iiih 
to  till'  lliat,  liifiMc  yiiit  pay  iiiiy  fiirlliiT  iiltciillnii 
to  IIiIh,  m)ii  |i!til  bi'ltir  try  tu  llnd  uiit  tlii'M'  -iiii 
pie  fiirlH. " 

"  I  wiiiiiUt  Iiiiw  I  call  lliul  out,"  mild  llctii 
Jowi'. 

"  Eivty  enough."  mild  Cliirlli.  "  Landwiowiir 
Hall  Is  will  I'lioiiLdi  known,  iitiil  llic  l.aiiils 
dowr.i'S  vi't  livi,'  and  l|ciiii'i'<li  tlnii'." 

"  I.atidsdovMii'  llair;  wln'ti.'  Is  ilV" 

"  III  (.'iinilii'iland," 

"  Wliv  you  know  llic  idacu?"  mild  Ilfiislowo 
lu  fiiirtir'isi'. 

"Will,"  Biild  Oailli,  nlowly,  liiokiiitf  ill  llir 
floor—"  I  do— iriniiiilirr — roiiiu  lliliii;— alioiii 
— It.  In  rail— 1  Iwpiicmd— to  lie  lluri;  — once 
— loiiK  a»ro." 

TIhtc  was  noiiiciliin;^  In  ()arlir»  lone  ii«  lie 
miid  llila  wlilili  ri'inliidi'd  lliiiflonc  of  Ilic 
vinolloii  wliii'li  In'  liiid  u.\liil)llid  when  lie  llr«l 
looked  at  the  niaiiiix'i'lpl.  It  wai  an  eiiiollon 
whicli  liail  lieeii  ipilte  iiiiaceoiihtalile.  Thai 
there  coiiM  lie  liny  connecllon  lictweeii  Garlli 
and  Liindwloniie  Hall  llenslowe  had  never 
guspi'cled.  Il  nil  ined  indeed  a  very  ciirlciim 
colncldi'iici!  that  the  place  in  which  Ihls  iiivh- 
terloun  inaniiHcript  came  into  hein^'  should  he 
•Isu  n  place  whicli  exercised  such  uiiiisiiul  in 
Bueiice  over  h!s  friend. 

llenslowe.  however,  wns  not  of  n  suspicious 
nature,  nor  was  he  at  nil  Itiipiisitive,  It  never 
entered  into  his  head  hi  push  his  iiKjuiries  further 
just  then.  Since  Old  (iartli  vohiiiteered  no  iiifor 
Illation,  llenslowe  would  not  make  any  elTorl  to 
will  hisi-onlldeiice.  On  the  who!''  he  was  satis 
fled  with  the  iinpres'.i.iii  that  liiid  lieeii  made. 
For  Old  (iiirlh.  wholiadalwavs  ~ceined  to  him  a 
man  with  one  idea,  who  rode  his  own  hohhv. 
and  could  think  of  nothin^r  else,  was  now  fairly 
oau,i;lit  l>y  the  powerful  spell  of  this  pii/zliiij; 
miihiiscriiit.  I 

"  l.aiidsdonne  Hall  I  "  continued  (iartli. 
musingly — "I've  lost  .sialit  of  it  for  many  I 
yenrs.  It  was  in  the  old  Karl's  time.  Lord  1 
Gorge  and  Lord  I'aiil  used  to  lie  ali'iiit. 
Queer  iIol^s  liolli.  1  don't  know  "r.:  1  .lunilil 
object  to  take  a  run  up  there  again— and  have 
u  look  at  the  old  pla.'e — only  I  'J^ii'l  see  how  1 
can  leave  this.' 

•^'Well,'  said  Tancred  "there's  something 
in  this  maniKcrlpt.  It's  worth  followinL'  U|i. 
I'm  L'oing  to  kec|i  at  it  till  1  liiid  out  something, 
and  of  course  1  shall  want  your  liel|i " 

"  Vou  tluill  have  it,"  saiil  Uartli. 


I'liiillnp,   now  look  ofT  Iter  lliInK*,  nml  Ml 

down  liv  her  mother,  with  wliuni  uiu  entered 

I  Into  11  long  conversation.     * 

I      ,Vn  uneomiiioidy    pretty  iind  attractive   little 

I  riiiiii.'  was  this  I'aiillne.     She  had  a  round,  illni 

pled  face,  with  arch,  laiiglilngeyes.  and  an  e\ 

iiicHsio.i    of    happy    nelf  coiilent    and    childish 

Innoceiice    which    wiii«    very   charming.      The 

mother  mill  daiighlcr  had  iniicli  to  talk  iilioiit. 

They  did  not  see  one  aii'ilher    very    often,  and 

wlieii  ihcv  dill  meet  they  enjoyed  one   another 

to  the  full. 

.Mrs,  lleiialowe.  wlinni  we  have  thus  aecii  llv 
Ing  III  an  attic,  had  kiiowu  better  da,\s than  th.  sc; 
lull  her  hiishand  had  fallen  iiilii  poverty,  and 
had  llnally  died,  leaving  her  wlihoiit  any  Visihle 
means  of  support.  Ilei  children.  Iiowevcr.  had 
exerted  tlieinselves.  and  with  sonic  success. 
Tancred  lleiislinvc  was  able  to  make  a  living  a- 
an  artist,  and  has  already  been  Introdin  ed  to 
the  render,  while  I'liiiline  gained  her  own  llv 
ing  as  nursery  governess. 

"  Has  rancred  heard  miylliing  more  from  Mr. 
Kriiik?"  asked  I'liiiliiie  at  IciiL'th,  after  a  long 
coiivcrHatioii  about  her  own  altairs. 

"  Not  yet,"  said  .Mrs,  Heiisluwe,  "but  he  Is 
expecting  to  hear  every  day." 

"  Is  he  doing  anylliing  more  with  his  pict- 
iiresV  " 

"  Well,  you  know  he  has  had  an  order  from 
.Mr.  Milton  for  his  Klower  Oirl." 

"Oil,  M's,  1  know,  and  has  lie  flnlslied  It 
yet?' 

"  No.  not  yet.  lie  hasn't  done  niuili  this 
lust  week."  siiid  Mrs.  Ilen-lowe,  in  a  tone  of 
hesitation. 

I'aiiliiic  ro-e  and  went  Into  the  studio.  Ail- 
VMiieing  to  the  ea-el  s|ii'  wilhiliew  tile  curtain 
that  hung  over  the  picture,  and  looked  at  it. 

It  was  a  picture  of  lmiiiI  l«aiity  and  attract 
IvciicKs.  It  was  all  Ilalian  scene.  The  sun 
was  setlini,'.  Ill  the  distance  was  a  chain  of 
dark  purjile  hills,  nearer  a  ^heiiherd  was  watch- 
ing his  llock  by  a  ruined  temple.  The  chief 
ailraction.  Iiowevcr,  was  a  ligiire  in  the  fore- 
ground.     It  was  a  girl    In   the   Iti'limi    peasant 


costume.     She  was  sortiii; 


omc   tlowers  and 


CHAPTEIl  in. 

AX     A  K  T  I  M  T  '  H     II  O  .M  K  . 

It  was  the  attic  liiamlier  of  a  house  in  the 
business  porthin  of  )he  city.  Tlie  room  was 
•scantily  furnished,  the  door  was  open  and  look- 
ed into  a  large  apartment,  wiih  a  skylight,  in 
wliieli  ilicre  were  various  ttrticlesiiidicaliiigtiiat 
It  was  till'  studio  of  an  artist.  All  easel  stood  in 
the  niidille.  and  near  it  a  lay  ligiire,  while  all 
around  were  articles  of  costume  and  arlisls' 
inalerials. 

An  oM  lady  was  seated  in  the  lillle  attic- 
room  sew  ing.  She  was  small  and  slight,  with 
thin,  shar|i  feiiUircs,  small,  iiriu'^ht  eyes,  and  deli- 
ately  shaped  hands.  Her  hair  was  very  while. 
and  the  expression  of  her  face  indiciiled  greal 
retiiieiiii-nl  and  genlleness.  S"nielliiiig  very 
wiiinini;  and  fa.scinatiiig  was  visilile  in  that  face; 
it  bore  tlie  traces  of  sailncss  mingled  with  resig- 
nation, and  seemed  to  indicate  one  wlio  harl 
Icninvii  greal  sorrows,  yet,  at  the  same  time.  Iiad 
linown  irreat  consolations.  Her  work  engaged 
all  her  attention  for  some  lime,  but  at  lengili  il 
was  interrupted  by  the  sadden  entrance  of  a 
young  girl. 

"  .Muinnin,  dearest,"  said  tlio  new -corner,  ad 
vanclng  ripidlv  toward  her  and  kissing  her 
fondly. 

"\Vliy.  my  dnrling  I'l.iliio,"  said  the  old 
lady,  dropping  her  work  mid  standing  up  loeni- 
brace  her  daiiglilor.  "  How  nice  thisis!  How 
were  you  alile  to  get  away  to-day'^" 

"Oh,  well,"  said  I'aiiline,  "  tlidv  were  all 
going  off  to  the  country,  and  so  I  was  free  to 
come  to  you.  I  supiiose  Tancred  is  not  at 
liome?" 

"  No,"  sahl  the  other.  "  He  has  been  out  all 
the  morning.  " 


looking  at  the  speclutor  with  an  air  of  iiinoceiii 
tiiiiniph, — the  tigiire,  the  face,  and  the   expres- ] 
sion  were  all  those  of  the  sweet  lillle  girl    who 
:;   1.  siiioii  looking  at  lb'  picture.     Il  was  (|iiite  I 
evideii!  that  I'liiilii'.o  hnil  served  usher  brrtther's  I 
model. 

The  expression  in  Pauline's  face  was  precisely 
like  tlint  of  the  llgiire  in  the  picture.  There  j 
was  the  same  beniilifiii  innocence  and  cliildish  ] 
glee.  .Mrs,  llenslowe  Ic  I  come  up  and  looked  '■ 
from  the  picture  to  lier  ilaiighter  and  back  ' 
again  with  fond  apprccialion,  both  of  her; 
daughter's  beauty  and  her  son's  cleverness, 

"  It's  certainly  Wdiiderfully  like  you,"  sahl 
slie, 

"  I.ikc  niel  Nonsense,  nimiima,  dear,  '  said 
Pauline,  "Tancred  has  nleali/ed  me;  but  what 
do  you  mean  liy  saying  that  il  isn't  llnislied?  Il 
looks  so  to  me." 

"  Oh,  well.  Tailored  says  that  it  needs  a  few 
more  loiiehes," 

"  Has  .Mr.  .Merton  seen  it';" 

"  Yes,  and  was  delighted  with  il." 

"  1  slioulil  think  he  ou;;lit  to  lie,"  snhl  Pau- 
line. "How  L'iail  '.  anil  How  clever  dear 
Tancred  is!  He'll  feel  encoiiraircd  now,  poor 
dear  boy.  I'm  sure  lie  deserves  it.  And  now 
lie'll  feel  like  workiiiir." 

.Mrs.  Ileiisliiwe  shook  her  head  with  a  sigh. 

"  1  wish  it  may  be  so."  said  she. 

"  Why.  inamina,  ile:ir,  what  makes  you  look 
and  spei'di  that  way'?  What's  Ihematt'crV  Has 
anything  li.-ippi-iicd  to  'i'mu-rcd'/  Vou  re:illy 
make  me  feel  ipiite  imeiisy." 

"  Well,  1  don't  know,'  said  .Mrs.  llenslowe. 
"  Perhaps  I'm  iinreiMonable,  but  I  cannot  help 
feeling  worrii'd." 

"  Worried';'" 

"  Yes.  I  iMii't  liel|i  it — your  poor  papa  went 
oil  in  llie  same  way." 

"  The  same  way  I    What  w:iy.  maiiiina,  dear'.'" 

"  You  don't  know  anything  about  it.  I'aii 
line,  der.r.  but  it  w-is  the  bcgiiiiiing  of  all  your 
poor  papa's  troiilil"-.  and  now  I'm  afraid  Tan- 
cred is  goiiitr  upon  die  sjiiiie  course.  " 

"  l!ul  what  is  if;"  said  Pauline.  "I  don't 
iindersbuid — what  is  it  all  about';" 

"  Well,  it's  some  wietihcil  [lapcrs — faintly 
papers— something  aboiil  a  treasure  -  papers 
containing  some  secret  about  lis  place  of  burial. 
Your  father  frcllcl  his  life  out  over  the  manu- 
script trying  to  llnd  out  the  secret,  and  now 
Tancreii  has  got  hold  of  the  same  pa|>vrs  and  is 
going  on  in  the  same  way," 


"  Tumlly  ptpcm'"  unhl  Panlinr.  "  Wh'r, 
what  had  our  family  lo  do  w  lib  any  treasurer" 

"  Well.  I  caniioi  Hay  In  particular.  Vour 
father  fiiiiinl  il  anion'.'  the  family  p;i|H'rs,  how- 
ever It  lieloii;;ed  to  \  our  graii'dlat her.  'I  liirt 
urandfather  hud  soini'  ipiarrelwith  bis  wlfe'il 
faniilv.  I  needn't  go  into  parllcuhirs.  .M  any 
rate,  heatliched  mm  h  liii|uirtaiiec  to  this  pu- 
jier.  and  used  to  pass  very  much  time  in  si  inly. 
liii;  il.  .\ftir  Ills  death,  \oiir  father  seeiin  d  to 
grow  fascinated  with  it.  and  became  more  mill 
more  iibsorbed  In  the  study  of  II,  iinlll  at  lengtli 
he  bemiii  lo  neglect  his  own  profcHhiDii.  Hu 
lost  all  taste  for  cverytbliig  el«c.  Soineliines  ho 
would  L'ive  up  the  maiiiiscripi  for  a  fi  w  month., 
but  Would  invariably  return  to  tbe  stud)  of  it 
avaiii.  It  was  his  min.  If  it  bad  not  been  for 
that  your  father  would  have  ili'd  a  wealthy 
liniii.  and  left  lis  in  eoinforl.  instead  of  dying  a 
poor  m;iii.  and  leaviiu;  us  to  Ih-  p'liipcis.  Thin 
wicii  III  d  inaiiiiserlpt  w  iis  the  ruin  of  Ids  life, 
and  made  him  alwa.vs  a  dreamer.  It  is  a  ciirsu 
to  the  f:iiiiily.  .Vfier  your  father's  death.  I  waa 
on  the  p'lint'of  dcstroung  it  bm  |  didn't  dare 
to.— il  was  a  sort  of  lieirloom,  and  seemed  lo 
iH'long  to  the  family.  Ihsidcs,  I  did  not  lliliik 
llial  there  Would  beany  fiiiiher  danger.  Sol 
left  il  among  your  poor  pa|ui's  iiaperH.  and  now, 
imlorliinati  ly.  Tancred  has  found  it.  What 
makes  me  most  uneasy  is  the  fact  that  theinanii- 
script  seems  to  e.xert  the  same  inlliience  over 
liini  that  it  did  over  liN  father.  He  has  already 
given  up  his  painting,  and  has  not  touebed  tho 
'  Klower  liirl  ■  siiiee  be  found  the  iiianiiscript. 
So,  you  see,  l*aiiline,  d'-ar,  it  seems  like  your 
papa's  old  iliscase,  an  I  I  feel  a  deep  anxiety  for 
fear  Tancred's  life  may  be  riiined  too.  " 

The  anxiety  which  .Mis.  Ibii- lowe  felt  wM 
fully  vi-ible  in  her  lone  and  look,  aii'l  wiis  also 
shared  by  Pauline,  w  hoin  this  unexpeitcd  inlelli- 
geii'.'e  had  grcaily  astonished  lliii  l';iuiiiie  waa 
more  siingiiine,  liiid  not  sn  reiidily  t  arrieil  away 
by  aiixic  ty. 

"Oh.  well,  inaiiimu.  de;ir."  said  she.  "Tan- 
cred has  bis  iiroressiuii,  and  III'  is  really  very 
niiicli  devoted  lo  it,  you  know. — and  then  he's 
beginning  to  get  orders,  luo, — so  we'll  hope  for 
the  best;  and  perli;ips  this  mysterious  in.iiiu- 
scripl  won't  do  so  iiiiich  nilsciiief  as  you  fear. 
Oiilv  1  do  wish   that   1  could   see   it   for  iiiy- 

'1  lie  coiiversalion  went  on  for  some  timo 
loii'.'er.  ami  w  is  at  leiii;tli  interrupted  by  tho 
cnlrmice  of  Tani  red  llenslowe  himself.'  IJo 
came  bursting  in  inipeliioiisly,  with  his  face 
a^dow  .  his  eyes  full  of  eager  deiighl,  and  waving 
a  lelli  r  in  his  hanil. 

"  Hurrah!"  be  i  rierl.  "  My  fortune's  made! 
Hallo.  Pauline,  you  -e  just  in  the  nic  k  of  lime!" 

"  Why.  what's  the  mailer,  Tankie';"  sahl 
Pauline,  as  she  kisseil  her  brother.  "  What 
good  news  have  you  heard';  Is  that  a  nianii 
script  III  your  liaiid'; " 

.\s  she  said  this,  .Mrs.  Ilen.slowe  looked  aii.X- 
ioiidy  :il  her  son  IPs  cxcil'  nient  touched  her. 
She  was  afraid  it  niivhl  arise  from  some  vision- 
ary discovery  in  coimeclion  with  the  inaiiii- 
sc'ript.  Of  many  and  iiiaiiy  siicli  eluillilions  oT 
joy  >he  had  been  ti.e  bopeh'-s  witness,  and  had 
leariii  d  to  le'jard  llieiii  all  with  siispieioii,  it 
not  with  fear  and  trcmbiiiiu:.  • 

".Manuscript!"  cxclaiiiied  Tancred,  ill  tone 
which  at  once  set  Mrs.  Heiislowcs  mind  at  case. 
"  .No.  indeed.  What  rot!  No;  Ibis  is  a  letter. 
.\iid  who  do  you  think  it's  from,  now  ?  " 

•  Don't  know,"  siud  Pauline. 

"  Ulless.' 

"  Well,  .Mr.  Merlon." 

"Oh.  no;  you'll  never  guess.  I'll  lell  you. 
It's  from  Prink.  " 

"  Prink:  "  e.yclainied  Pauline,  in  evld'iil  sur 
pri.se. 

"  Yes."  said  Tancred.  triiiniphaiitly.  "  We've 
been  doing  a  little  writint:;  but  as  I  I.iiew  bow 
you  hated  him  and  suspected  him.  I  thought  I 
wouldn't  say  aitythin;;  about  it.  Now,  I  always 
rather  liked  the  fellow  .  1  saved  him  fioiii  liam- 
meriiiL's  at  Klon.  He  allacli(d  liiiiiself  to  nie, 
and  has  been  a  good  friend  ever  since." 

"  lint  what  does  he  say? "  asked  Pauline. 

"  Say;  Why,  he  has  given  nie  the  olTer  of  a 
splenilid  situation;  but  yon  can  read  the  letter 
for  yourself." 

.Villi  saying  this,  lie  handed  the  letter  to  Paul- 
ine, who  opened  il  and  read  the  following: 

"  I.ANDsnowNK  llAi.i-.  April  10. 1S3I1. 

"  Hi'.yii  OLD  liov. — I've  done  it  at  la.st.  and 
gained  what  lye  been  trying  after  for  many 
months,  AVlicnl  wrote  you  last  I  didn't  feel 
altogether  certain;  but  now  it's  decided,  and  I 
am  instructed  to  ask  you  if  you  will  accept 


It 


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th 
fr 

in 


trcniiurnT" 
liir.  VMiir 
UK  rn,  lii>w- 

lnr.  'Ilih 
I  liin  wlfo'ii 
m.     A I  liny 

to  lIllH  pit- 
lu  ill  hi  inly 
r  si'cini'l  l(> 
I-  iiiori!  iiml 
III  III  Iniiitli 

,^M<>1I.       IIU 

iini'iinit'x  ho 

1  W  Mlcilllli^, 

wlllll)    lit    It 

lliil   lll'll  fot 

I  II  wiiililiy 
I  III  (lyliii;  a 
i|Mrf. "  'I'liin 

I  III'    Ills    llfl', 

II  Is  II  I'liritu 
ill  Kill,  I  »'iu 

1  illiln'l  iliire 

I  MM'lllllI    10 

ill  iioi  lliliik 
mmir.  So  I 
■rn.  Mill  iiiiw, 
il  il.  WIml 
lilt  ilniniinu- 
lllllli'lli  1'  livlT 
,■  liiis  iilnaily 
lollrlll'll  llin 
iiniiiusivi|n. 
n»  Wkr  .viiiir 
•  |i  iinxirly  for 

tiMl.  ' 

owe    fi  11  w»» 

jlll'l  ^Vll^  iiUo 
|iri  llll  inll'lll- 

II  raulilli'  wttH 
( iinkil  nwiiy 

,\  hill',  'Tivii- 
\»  li':lll>  vii-y 
mill  Hull  lii''< 
IM-ll  llli|W  f'T 
eriiHlM  iii.iiui* 
■f  HI*  >iiii  fi'iir. 
L'c  it' for  ii>y- 

|)r   sonip    time 
ii|iIim1  liy  tl|0 

llilllMll.'      llo 

Willi    111'*  fiico 
it,  mill  waving 

rliuu'i'  mnili"! 
link  of  liuiu!" 
iiikKY"  Hiild 
llll-.  "Wlmt 
s  llial  11  inaiiu- 

l,),)kiMl  aiix- 
It  iimi'licil  litT. 
11  Mumi  vWioii- 
ih  till'  niiiiiU; 
1  ilmlliliiiiis  lit 
iiu"<s.  mill  liail 

8ii>iiiriiiii.  it 


OLD  GAliTII. 


mri'ii,  ill  tiino 
.  iiiiiiil  at  I  use. 
tills  i*  It  letter, 
now  7" 


ni   li'U  ynu. 

ill  cviili  nt  *iu- 

iiillv.  "Wi'vo 
MS  I  l.iii'W  liow 

111.   I    IllOllL'llI    I 

Ni.w,  1  alwayn 
1  liiiii  fiiiiii  liam- 

1  ,iii~i'lf    In  me, 

-lliri*." 
,,  a  raiilinc. 

llie  olTei-  of  il 
1  nail  the  lellcr 

lie  h'lliT  to  Paul- 
following: 

il.l..  April  10.  IN3I1. 

it    at  last,  ami 

.iftir  for  many 

last  1  iliilii'l  '<■•■• 

ileciileil,  ami  I 

you  will  accept 


thn  poKlllon  nt  privttio  icrri'tary  In  Mr.  Dniry. 
Thr  siliiiition  i»  tlfht  rate.  Salary  llvi'  hiiiulnil 
|iiiiiii<Ih-  iliilk'H  vrry  lillle— liiH  of  lime  to  your 
■I'lf:  loil^ilnuH  aiiil'lniitrti  fnc  ul  I,iiiiiIhIowiii< 
Jliill  — ponlliun  llrsi  rule— iniivi'il  lu  a  K''ml<i 
liiiiii— III  full,  M  mil- of  llie  (aniily. 

"  Dniiy  lit  llie  lirotlirr  of  I, inly  l,niiil»ilowiii', 
ninl  ill  Koiiir  way  the  eliii'f  iiiaiiairer  uiiil  inn 
liollir  of  llie  LuiiilsiUivMie  esialis.  An  uiiiiiihli'. 
Misy  iroiiijr_  imlolenl  sort  oi  man,  viry  lasy  In 
iiliam— merely  waiil»  a  siTnlary  lo  ilo  his  writ 
luii,  whiell  liu  eoiilil  i-iisily  ilo  hlinsilf,  iiinl  in 
tiiii  la/y.  The  siliialioii  is  in  evrry  ri-jnit 
itiirli  itea|iltiil  one,  Hint  I  Wniilil  lie|:lii.|  lo  lia\e 
Il  for  myself,  only  I  ixpeii  siiniiihin^  very 
inilch  liMler.  whh  li  sunielhiiih'  Is  iiolhiiih'  else 
than  Hie  ollire  of  soliiilor  to  Ihe  lunilly. 

"  AiniiiiK  iilherailvaiilui;is  there  is  ailuimhler 
— Ihe  ilaiik'hler  of  l.iiiiy  l,anilsilo\vne.  ami  heir 
«its  of  the  males.  Voii  may  have  full  swlii^'— ' 
I  ilon't  oliji'.'l.  I  shuiilil  like  an  helnsK  Ion,  Imi 
this  one  is  not  ijiiiie  my  style,  ihoiiuli  1  shonlil 
think  she  must  he  alliueiher  your  sivle.  So, 
yon  see,  there  Is  another  allraelioii  Inrynn; 
anil  II'  all  llnse  varlnus  iinliii  einenis  ilon'i  hrlni; 
ynu  here  nil  lhewin;;s  of  the  u  iiiil,  tin  n  \oii 
must  lie  liaril  to  pliMse.  \l  any  rate,  I  shiill 
hope  fur  Ihe  liest,  ami  shall  expeii  lo  have  \ou 
here  hefoie  Imi^  near  me,  iinil  in  u  posiiloti 
where  ymi  ean  have  pliiily  of  hniinnilile  leisure 
fur  earryiii;;  nn  ymir  |iiiiniiii;.',  anil  for  eliaMmi{ 
with  It  iriiinl.  1  iNiml  to  he  with  ynu  in  a 
(Jay  or  Iwn.  when  1  <iin  explain  everylhiii;? 
luore  fully,  til)  uhrii  iH-lieve  me, 
■•  Vnurs  e.\peeliiiilly, 

"  oiro  FutNK." 

Paiillni'  reail  lliis  leiler  alouil  wllli  kIowIii); 
clici'ks,  ami  eyes  that  llaiilied  with  Joyous  e.x- 
Citement. 

"  How  spleniliill"  she  exriaiiniil,  lus  she  eon 
clmliil.  "  llnw  perfiilly  m.iL'nIllcenI!  (Ili, 
Taiikie^how  ulinl  I  am  your  fortune's  inaile — 
anil  as  for  .Mr.  Kriiik,  I  herehy  take  hack  all 
I  ever   eiil  al;am^l  him.  " 

"Isn't  lie  a  rei.':ilar  trump,  llnuiiili?"  erieil 
Taneriil.     "  Oh,  1  knew  il  — 1  lolil  you  so.  ' 

"Kive  l|iiniliiil:  why,  that's  a  |iei'feel  fortune 
to  usl"  erieii  rauline, 

"  Yis,  it'll   he  all  ilear  gain."  said  Tiiiiereil. 
"siiieu  I'll  have  imthing  lo  pay  fnr  hoanl,  ainl ; 
Eexl  ti)  iinliiini;  lo  pay  for  elmlns.      You  ami  j 
nuillier  eaii    have  it  all:   liiil  you'll  have  In  ^il 
out  of  this  lus  soon  as  you  cuu,  uiiil   cuuiv  and  I 
live  near  me,  von  know.  ' 

"  Oh,  tlieie's  plenty  of  time  lo  make  arrange 
menlH,"  said    I'aiiline.     "  IJiit  as  for  this   new 
sltiialinn,  wliy,  it   sieins   lo   me   thai   Ihere   is  1 
rcttllv  no  end  to  the  advanlaijeH  and  lieni'llls  of  i 
it,     \Vliy,  only  think  of  Ihe  hisiire  you'll    liavei 
— nnlliiii::  ill  parlienlar  lo  do,  Mr.  l''rink  say: —  j 
lots  of   lime  In  yourself— ami.  of  eniirse.  yiur 
can  go  on  paiiiling  as  nuicU  as  y.iii  like— thai 
Is,  if  ynu  wani  tu  paint" 

"I'aiiit!  Why,  of  (nurse.  Won't  I  want  lo 
jtct  up  ever  so  many  more  Flower  tiirls  and 
thlncH?" 

"  Hut  Mr.  Merlon  vVon'l  want  any  more." 

"  oh,  oilnr  people  will." 

"WelK  fnr  that  nnilliT."  .said  Pauline,"! 
think  you'll  soon  have  soiiielhiu!:   Intlir  than 

})ictiires  lo  di  vole  yourself  In.  and  snine  one 
'ur  more  auiai  live  than  voiir  Klower  Uirl." 

"  Siieli  as  wlin'f"  asked  Taiicred. 

"  Whv,  who  hut  Ihe  heiress:  Mr.  Friiik  iin 
tlerstamis — he's  already  alintted  her  In  you,  and 
I  must  say  1  lallit  i:enerousiii  him.  Ilr  s.^ns.  too, 
tlnit  she  is  your  style.  That  means  well  horn, 
well  liri'd,  lieiiulifiil.  elever.  and  all  the  rest. 
AVhy,  Tiinkie.  wlial  a  liirky  iIol' .vou  are!" 

"  Oh.  as  In  llial,  "  said  Tanered — I  ilon't  think 
much  of  that.  Friiik  him.silf  would  not  liave 
let  fueh  a  elianie  piis.s — no,  no.  The  yoiiiiL' 
lady,  I  imagine,  is  hut  .so-so;  hut  the  place  is 
enough  for  me,  and  I  swear  1  think  it'n  the 
greatest  i*oiticiilenci'  I  ever  heard  of." 

"  (.'oincidence!  What  do  you  mean  by  that? " 
asked  Pauline. 

"  Thiif?     Why.  the  very  uameof  the  place." 

"I  dnu't  understand." 

"  Well.  1  supiKisc  not — you  haven't  seen  that 
maniisi Ti|il  of  father's.  Ilosu't  mother  told  you 
about  ilV 

"  No.  nnlliing  hevoml  the  mentiim  of  it. 
■\Yhat  is  it'/     Will  you  let  me  see  ilV" 

"  Oi  course  I  will.  I  want  everv  one  In  look 
it  over,  in  Ihe  liope  that  some  iiirlit  may  he 
thrown  nn  il.  Ive  jusi  been  showing  it  to  a 
friend.    Here  it  is.  Just  look  over  it.  will  you? " 

And,  with  these  words,  Tanered  handed  Ihe 
manuscript  to  Pauline,  unfolding  it  very  care- 
fully, and  charging  her  over  anil  over  not   lo 


tear  Ihe  paper.  Piiullne  prnniised  to  he  careful. 
.Hid  in  a  lew  miniili'sshe  wasilie|iln  Ilir  |irn>l  n 
inaiiuscript. 

"  Diiliil  il  slrike  ymi  us  veryi|iieer,  mollier." 
said  rani'ied  liiriiiiig  lo  .Mrs  Meiislnwe,  "that 
my  siliiiillon  sliniild  he  in  tlds  very  phne— this 
l.indsdnwne  Hall?  Uliln  I  yoiinoiice  the  name 
III  the  lellir.''' 

.Mrs.  Ili'iislnne  miirmiired  .sniiii  thing  scarcely 
aiiilihle.  The  fact  is,  slie  had  nnlii  ed  It  at 
nnic,  and  liad  lain  virv  fnrcihiy  alTiclidhy  II. 
The  mnnieut  that  Pauiiiie  had  hegiin  lo  read 
the  leiler,  and  had  iinnlionid  Ihe  name  of 
l.iindsdonne  lliill,  tiie  old  lady  sturled.  ami  In- 
volunlarlly  her  hands  clas|H'il  one  anollnr.  It 
was  only  liy  a  sirniig  i  llnri,  and  liy  slow  ile 
grees,  llial  she  iriiined  anythln:;  likerninpnsnii'. 

"  And.  iinw  Unit  I  think  nf  il.  "  said  Taiieinl. 
"  I  should  like  In  know  Iniiv  il  isllnil  fill  In  r  liiid 
these  paix'ts,  and  how  lliey  liiipfii  in  d  lo  he 
nnniiig  Ids  things,  slowed  away  as  liilnni.dii',' 
Inihe  family.  What  eonneclinn  isltirie  luiween 
IIS.  the  II  nslowes.  and  iliese  l.iinilsdow  lies? 
l)o  Mill  know,  inolher?" 

.\frs.  Ill  nslnwe  looked  at  him  sadly,  and  with 
wistful  eyes. 

•  I  Hi.  yes."  said  she:   "  I  know.  " 

"  What  H  the  conneclion,  then?  said  Tan- 
ered. 

"The  conneiiioii,"  naid  Mrs.  Ilenshiwe,  "Is 
on  till'  inaiernal  side.  Vniir  grandmniher,  who 
married  Leonard  lleiislnwe,  wasa  Landsdowne." 

"A  l.ainlsdnwne?  Voii  ilou'l  say  sol"  ex- 
claimed Tiiiicred.  in  sui'p|-i'>e. 

"  I've  invir  llioiii:hl  il  wniih  while  to  men 
tinii  it.  "  cniiliiiind  Mrs.  Ilc|l^|nwe.  "  Your 
irrandfathcr.  Leonard  llen-lowe.i|Uarrcled  wilh 
Ihe  Laiidsdonm-s.  Hut  llic  eonneclinn  isnnlof 
any  value;  still.  If  it  weie  mil  fnr  one  or  l«o 
nihers  siandlng  in  Hie  wujV.  vou  might  now  he 
Lord  l.anilsdowne  insiead  ofa  poor  arlist." 

"Lord  Laiid-dnwuel"  exclaimed  Tanered; 
"  wlie  eewl  ' 


CIIAPI'KU  IV. 
U  E I.  I  B  K  II  .VT  I O  K  Ij . 

"Wkii.,  hy  Jove  I"  cried  Tanered,  "this  is 
one  nf  the  oddest  HiiiiL's  1  ivcr  heard  of  I  Such 
a  lot  if  cnineidenceM!  Il  eeitainly  is  (picer, — and 
H  hat's  going  In  he  Hie  end  nf  It?" 

"  This  is  a  very  |Mi-ily  '  niy.  '  paid  Pauline, 
who  had  nowcompjeled  Hie  manuseripl.  "  .\iiil 
ver.v  mysterious  and  rnmaiitic.  Jliit.  iinfiiriu 
nalely,  there  is  nn  cniicliision  lo  il ;  and  1  Inilc  to 
re:iil  a  story  and  Iiml  at  Ihe  end  of  Ihe  hook  that 
il  is  only  Hie  lirst  volume,  and  Hint  the  secund 
line  is  not  lo  he  had." 

"  Il  can  never  Ih'  had,  "  .said  Mrs.  Ilenslowe. 
"  Don't  try  lo  liiid  it,  Tanered.  dear.  Fnrgel 
all  ahoul  il.  It  was  tlie  ruin  of  ynur  poor  father, 
don't  let  il  higiiile  you." 

Tanered  laughed. 

"Oh,  Well,  I'm  a  dilVcreiit  sort  of  person 
from  fallier.  Dnii'tynii  frcl.  Y'nii  won't  catch 
me  letting  myself  he  liiiniliiig.i;ed  hv  this  sort  nf 
lliiiie:  IJut  did  futlier  ever  go  loLuudsdowne 
Hall/' 

"  No." 

"  Why  ni.l?" 

"Oh,  well,  Hiere  were  family  ilitlleiillies  ill 
Ihe  way.  His  father  hud  married  a  Lniiils- 
ilowiie,  and  hoHi  incurred  the  cnniily  nf  Ihe 
fiiniily.  Their  sun  cniild  lint  go  Ihere. — hut 
now-  there  are  new  people,  and  your  very  uaine 
will  he  unknnwn." 

"  Who  are  ihey?  " 

"  Well,  tlieie  a"e  no  Luudsdownes  at  all  now 
— no  men— at  least  not  at  Ihe  Hull.  Lady 
Laiid.sdowne  lives  Hiere  wilh  her  hrnlher.  this 
l>riir.vof  wliom  Mr.  K.'itik  sjie.-iks.  and  Lucy 
Lanilsdowne  is  there,  the  daughter  and  heiress. 
Thai  is  all." 

"  Well,  hut  how  do  you  happen  to  know  .so 
iniicli  about  them,  motlu'r?  "  iiskeil  Tanered. 
who  felt  great  surpri.se  at  such  knowledge  on 
her  part. 

"  Oh."  said  Mrs.  Ilenslowe.  placidly.  "  1  liave 
had  cause  lo  know  very  much  abnul  them, 
though  since  Lady  Lanilsdowne  has  succeeded 
1  liavc  not  known  anything  of  Hiem.  and  1  am 
contldent  tliat  they  don't  know  unylliing  of 
me." 

"Hut,  mamma,  dear."  said  Pauline.  "  dnn'i 
you  suppose  Ihey  mav  know  all  almut  us — and 
perhaps  Ihey  have  given  this  ap|ioiiilnieiil  to 
Tanered  for  Ihe  sake  of  making  friendly  ad- 
vances toward  a  reunion  of  Ihe  faniil.v?" 

"  Oil.  no,"  said  Mrs.  Ilenslowe.  "  liial  istpiile 
impossible.  What  motive  would  Ihey  have? 
Wu  are  utterly  obscure  and  insignilicaut.     It  iis 


ban  ly  poulblu  that  Mr.  Krink  may  have  told 

Ihiiii' " 

"Hut  how  eoiild  he  have  Inid  HIriii."  salil 
Tanered.  "  when  he  dn'il  know  liimseK?  \\  hy, 
1  inysell  didn  I  knnu  anylhmg  alimil  It  llll  yoii 
told  nu"  iiinl  llll  sure  he  doe-n'l  know  any- 
Hiiiig,- nr  siisiiei  t  aiiyllilng,  .\nd  fnr  mv  part 
he  never  shall  kiinw.  1  certainly  wuirt  tell 
'  iiii." 

"  You  don't  Intend,  then,  to  claim  relulioiv 
ship?  "  said  Pauline. 

"  Of  course  noi.  "  Hiild  Tanered.  "  In  fael,  it 
thev   knew   the  relationship,  I  would  refuse  to 

k'o.  ' 

"  Oh,  nevermind  iiIhuiI  the  reliiHonship!"  snhl 
Paiillne.  "  lion  t  you  sec.  Taiikie.  whiil  a  ehancu 
Ilieie  IS  I'nr  ynu  to  fniiii  a  new  rehilinn>lil|i?  (lu 
iinil  fnllnw  in  the  lool.^li  |>~of  ynur  illiisltiniisnii' 
eeslor  and  win  one  of  Ihe  l.aiiilsilowne  hidiis — 
Lucy  LandsilnWne— I'm  i|iiile  in  hue  wiihlho 
inline,  and  I'lii  sure  she  miisl  he  nil  Hial's  charm- 
lug-  llnw.  Isn't  she.  niainnia.  ihiir?  ' 

"  I  dnnl  kiiiiw.  "  siild  .Mrs.  lleiislnwe.  an  Pau- 
line  iiiipi  iliil  In  her.  "  I've  never  seen  lier,  nor 
have  I  heard  wlial  slic  looks  like." 

"Oh,  mvir  iiiinil--de|H'nil  iipnii  It,"  eon- 
liniii'd  I'lUillne.  "sheislo  he  Mnir  I'ale.  <<(i, 
hy  all  mraii-,  Taiikie,  dear;  ilevole  yoin>elf  lo 
Lucy  l.iindsdowne;  win  Hie  heiress,  and  then, 
wlien  Ihey  wanI  lo  know  who  ynu  are.  lell 
Hicm  that  ymi  are  llnir  eniislii  by  only  a  few 
remnves.  \\  in  her.  Taiikle.  marry  In  r,  and 
makes  Miiirselt  Lnid  Laml-dnw  ne,  and  I'm  suiu 
youll  do  cK'dil  In  Ihe  liaiiie  anil  the  lille.  " 

"  Have  you  evi  r  -i  ciitlie  |iicm  nt  l.iiilv  Lands- 
dnwne?"  Inipiiied  Tanired  of  his  nioliiii,  tak- 
ing no  nulicv  of  Pauline's  Hoiiicwhat  IlippanC 
remiirks. 

"  .No,  "  said  Mrs.  lb  iislnwe,  "  1  have  not  seen 
her;  but  I  remi'inlii  r  hearing  a  gn.id  dial  iihniit 
her  whin  she  tirsi  came  Ihere.  It  was  after  the 
dialli  of  Paul,  llll'  liisi  earl.  She  cuiiie  with  her 
ihumhler,  w  ho  was  Ihe  next  heiress.  Tliis  Lady 
Laiidsdowni-  hail  livid  a  i'o\'iiiL''  life  wilh  her 
hiisbiinil.  and  he  Inid  died  in  Kriiiici-  lint  a  liUle 
while  bilnre.  If  he  had  lived,  he  winild  havo 
li'a|iid  iiiln  line  nf  Ihe  gii  .ilest  I'nrliiiiis  in  Lug- 
liiiiil.  I've  heard  lliat  she  is  a  very  clever  wom- 
an,  tlioiigh  not  nt  nil  well  bred.  Sninc  have  siiul 
Hnil  i-he  is  of  rni  her  obscure  pareiiliige.  and  not 
l.idv  like.  I've  heiird  lliat  her  manner  is  sliigy. 
ami  Unit  she  reidly  was  iiiiee  on  lln  .-.luge.  .\ml 
I  dale  say  ll's  M  ry  likely.  lUr  hiisbnnil  hud 
lii'i'li  ilissi|ialeil.  I  liiive  hianl.  and  Inid  picked 
her  up  somewhere  wiilionl  ever  imagining  Ihiil 
so  grciil  a  dcsiiny  lay  before  hini:  bir  ymi 
know  till  re  liiid  biiii  Iwn  nr  Hiri-t-  li\es  belweeu 
him.  and  the  inlii  lilance,  and  Hie  death  of  those 
Landsdowncs  was  must  iimxpceled." 

"Slagy — iihl"  said  Tanered — "lini—uiid  of 
low  nrigiii— well,  I  ilon'l  like  Ihiil.  to  begin  wilh  ; 
iiiid  I  niufiaid.  Puiiline.  Iliul  this  Lucy  will  huril- 
ly  I  nine  up  In  Ilic  mark.  I  ralliir  Ihink  that 
Krink  meaiil  In  Iiinl  at  soiiii  Ihiii.g  nf  this  sort. 
Ile  cniildn't  siimd  her.  Hints  ivideni,  but 
Ihmighl  1  inighl,— a  likely.stoiy.  Whal!  I  — I— 
pill  ii|i  wilh  a  nii'lo  dramutie,  ill  bred  giiaHul 
C'onround  his  impiideiice!" 

"Oil,  really,  now,"  said  Pauline,  "Hint  !.■> 
gniiig  a  lillle  Ino  far.  You  had  much  better 
wail  lillyou  see  her  before  you  sweuratlier 
I'nme  iinw,  Tankie.  reserve  your  o|iiiiion  till 
yoiive  seen  Hie  lady.  For  my  part.  I've  ipiite 
inude  up  iny  iniiiil  Hi, it  ynu  arc  tu  uiarry  her 
und  be  Lnrd"  Landsdnwiie." 

"  Well,  at  any  rale."  said  Tanered,  "  il's  a 
tiisl  rale  berlh— almost  loo  good  In  he  true.  I'm 
afraid--and  I  feel  as  though  Ihere  must  be 
some  si-rious  drawback  which  h'tank  has  heeii 
alraiil  lo  im  nlinii.— such  as  a  tendemy  lo  mad- 
ness in  Ibis  Drury,  nr  in  niie  of  the  ladies, 
or  si,iii|.||iini;  piTleclly  iiilolerable  about  Ihu 
eslulilishminl.  However.  I'll  see  Frink  soon, 
and  I  11  pump  him  dry.  In  any  case,  I'll  go, — 
I  don'I  mind  :i  mad  landlnril,  or  a  luiialic  lady 
or  iwo, — and  I'll  put  llirniigh  thn  e  mmiths,  at 
any  rale;  and  besides,  there's  ,oiie  Ihing  that 
I  ought  lo  succeed  iu  if  everything  cisu 
fails—" 

"  What  is  thai?"  asked  Pauline,  as  Tanered 
hesitated, 

"  Why,"  said  Tanered,  wilh  an  emphaiic 
movement  of  his  head.  "  the  manuscript.  " 

"  The  niuniiscriiilV" 

"  Yes— the  niissiiig  leaves,  you  know.  I 
liuve  an  idea  that  tliey  may  be  lying  some- 
where  at  Laiidsdowne  Hall,  ll's  not  at  all 
unlikely.  This  maniisi  ript  must  once  have 
been  Ihere.  since  it  was  urigiimlly  written  there. 
These  leaves — this  incomplete  portion — somfl 
one  removed  from  that  place,  and  most  probably 
left  the  missing  leaves  behind  Uim.    What  U 


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OT.T>  OAKTH. 


i 


mor*  llkriy  llinn  thai  tlipy  mill  nro  llicru,  iinil  itl 
lilt  ■aiiii*  lliiii'  wiml  la  iiKirii  llloly  lliriii  I  hill  I 
IDiiV  liy  Dome  liiippy  cIiiiiki',  lie  hIiIi*  Ici  llnil 
lUoMiT" 

Tiiiicreil  x|H)k(!  with  mutli  wiirmlli  niiil  mil 
mailon. 

"  Will,"  niilil  III*  motlier,  mildly,  "  \l  I  wcr«< 
you  I  Wdiilil  kIvu  nil  nil  llidiiiilit  of  (lilh  niiiiiii 
(rrlpl      I  lii'lli'Vu  llml   ii  I'liric  iiIUikN   II.      Il 
•  Tiiliiod  your  |«i<ir  fiiMiiT,  iiiid  If  ymi  |;lvi'  ynin 
it'lf  ii|i  111  II  It  will  |iriivi'  til  lifyiiiir  riilii,  lim." 

"  I'liiili,  iiiiiiPM'iiM'I"  mild  Tiiiirri'd.  "Why, 
my  |i<Mir  dear  iiimIIiit,  I  liitvi'ii  t  the  fiiliilcKt 
idea  if  k'vIiik  nivKi  If  ii|i  tn  II,  w  ymi  hiiv;  1 11 
merely  try  t(i  lliiildiil  wliiil  li  ini'iinii,  —and,  llisl 
(if  nil,  to  iliiil  till'  iiiinHlng  li'iivcN.  " 

"All,  now,  Tiiiikle,  dear,'  unld  I'aiiliiie. 
"  dnn't  villi  do  niiytldiiK  of  the  kind.  IxHve 
tlio  muiiilii'ripl  Willi  liiu.  KiirKi't  all  iiliniil  It. 
I)oviile  yiiur«i'lf  In  I.ury — hIii'ii  llie  real  I,andH 
(liiwiie  ireaNiiru.  Oet  her  and  liiaUe  her  ymir 
nwn,  and  then  ymi  will  lie  iilile  in  inille  at  all 
the  revcUllnna  of  Itnilhir  Claniliaii." 

"Oh,  never  mind;  you'd  better  wall  till  I 
have  Hieii  your  friend.  I.iiey;  Hlie  may  be  a 
bearded  vninpire  or  a  red  eyed  vlniijii." 

"  Nil.  «lie'»  not;  »he'«  |H'rfe(tly  lovely!" 

"  How  i!o  yiiu  know? " 

"Oh— wliv,  I  feel  il  in  my  Imneii." 

"  Well,  all  I  can  «iiy  n  tli  it  I  only  hope  you 
may  lie  rlijlit.  1  iliiii'l  care  ali'MIt  beeoniInK  a 
foriiine  hunter:  liul  at  the  same  liine  if  I  hIioiiIiI 
fall  III  love  Willi  a  iiietly  (,'irl,  her  fottiiiie 
Dhoulil  not  frl^'hleii  me  away:  and  140,  If  I, my 
liaiiilsdowne  iliiiiild  Ih' ail  vMir  fiiinv  'eiinlelh 
licr,  why.  Ill  only  be  ton  j;lad,  iind  111  iln  all 
I  can  111  Kit  lier.  Hut,  a»  I  lieliive  that  nlie 
il  a  scarecrow,  I  don't  think  iiiiii  li  alHiiit  her. 
Iiut  put  my  elili'f  liopea  In  the  ml»Hiiig  leaves  of 
the  nianiiHcrlpt." 

"  Doyiiii  lhiiik,"salil  Mrs.  Ilonslowc,  thought 
fully,  '"that  lliiH  ap|iointment,  after  nil,  in 
Fi Ink's  doiiiir?" 

"  Frlnk's  doliiK?  Why,  of  coiirdc.  Who 
else  Could  have  lliiiii);lit  of  such  a  tliiiii;?  " 

"Oh,  I  don'l  know:  Il  Just  struck  me  thai 
pcrhnpe  fjiidy  lianiNdownc  or  her  brother  ini^^ht 
Iiareput  it  in  your  way." 

"  I  don't  nee  how  thai  could  be.  What  can 
t'ley  know  Rbinit  im  ?  You  Miy  yourself  that 
they  can't  know  anylhinifaljoiit  the  relalioii 
ship." 

"So  I  tliouijlit :  but.  after  all,  on  further  con 
tldcrution.  It  .seems  in  me  to  be  not  lm|K)Bsible 
that  they  may  know  about  you  somihow.  I'er- 
haps  they  hiive  heard  of  you  from  Frink, — per- 
hiipa  they  have  been  struck  liy  the  name,  liens 
lowe,  and  have  found  oiil  that  you  are  the  de- 
•cendiint  of  the  one  that  Intermiiriied  with  Hie 
lianilsdownes,— perhaps  Ihiy  wish  to  make  your 
acquaintance,  and  have  taken  thin  way." 

"  Well,  1  can't  see  exaclly  linw  Ihey  could 
find  It  out,"  said  Tiinered;  "and  for  my  part.  I 
don't  believe  they  would  put  Iheiiiselves  to  the 
trouble." 

"  it's  such  a  Htranpe  colncldeDCc,"  said  Mrs. 
Henslowe,  "  that  one  feels  Inclined  to  regard  il 
as  llie  work  of  design,  rather  than  of  accident. 
But  I  suppose  there  is  no  use  in  siiecnlalinif 
The  event  will  show  how  it  really  is,  and  so  I 
think,  on  the  whole,  that  there  is'cvery  reason 
wliv  voii  should  iro." 

'fills  conversation  with  his  mollier  and  I'aii- 
line  only  served  to  intensify  the  desire  which  ho 
already  had  to  Ko  to  jjandsdowne  Hall.  Kacli 
one  placed  before  him  some  lendiii;;  motive  to 
Inlluencc  him.  Ills  mother  showed  him  the  re 
lationsliip  which  existed  between  liimself  and 
llie  I^andsdowne  family,  and  seemed  to  believe 
that  this  whole  liiisineBj  arose  from  a  desire 
en  llicir  part  to  form  his  aeipiaintanec  with- 
cut  commiltinK  themselves  directly.  I'auline 
again  held  forth  before  him  tlie  lieiress,  I.iicy 
tandstlowne,  whom  she  persLslcd  in  believ- 
ing to  lie  everylliing  that  was  lienulifiil,  and 
amiable,  and  allriictive.  Faulinc.  in  fad,  took 
It  fur  granted  that  he  would  at  once  fall  in  love 
with  Lucy  Landsdowne.  and  would  win  her, 
upon  wliieii.  with  n  coiniial  lH•rvel•^ion  of  tlie 
natural  order  of  thin<;s.  whi  .ii  was  character 
Utic  of  her,  slie  persi.stcil  in  asserting  that  lie 
would  liecome  fiord  Ijaiidsdownc.  In  conse- 
quence of  wliicli  she  lK'i;an  lo  call  lilni  my  lord, 
and  kept  it  upiliirint;lliercmainilerof  her  visit. 
As  for  I'ancreil  himself,  there  were  various  rea- 
son.? wlileli  made  him  eager  to  j;o  to  Landsdowne 
Hall : — first,  the  easy  iluties  and  good  pay;  sec- 
ond, the  leisure  which  lie  would  have  to  pursue 
the  study  of  ids  art;  and  finally,  the  opportuni 
ty  wliicli  would  lie  given  liim  to  make  a  full 
and  satisfactory  investigation  of  everything  con 
uected  with  tlie'  manuscript  of  Urotiie'r  Claudiun. 


In  tliia  Inst  view  ho  was  conllrmed  by  Old 
(larlli,  lowliom  lie  Inst  no  time  In  making 
known  his  allered  priis|H'elH. 

lie  said  iioihInK  lo  (larlh  about  the  relaunn 
•hip  latween  himself  and  the  IjiiiilHilowne 
family,  and  nothing  about  Lucy  Ijindsdowne, 
the  heiress:  and  as  (larlli  was  iilterly  devoid  of 
curiosity  on  those  mailers,  il  was  not  dilllcull  to 
be  leliieiit.  Ik'  merely  mi  nlioncd  Mie  nature 
of  llic  iip|Hiiiilineiit.  and  alluded  to  the  singular 
ciiinclilenee  whieli  led  to  Ids  being  Invited  to 
live  in  such  a  eapaelly  at  Landsdowne  Hall  at 
the  very  lime  when  he  wa*  ho  cai  lied  about  the 
maniisi  ripl 

< larlli  was  very  iniicli  aatonUhed,  and  very 
great Iv  miiveil. 

'  II*  I  was  a  bll  siiperslilious,"  said  he,  "  I'll 
be  banged  If  I  wouldn't  liHik  upon  this  as  the 
work  of  ilroilier  t'laiidlan's  ghnsl.  who,  having 
become  your  guardian  angel  Is  bound  lo  do  till' 
I'ori'i'i  t  tiling  by  you.  At  any  rale,  the  thing  Is 
of  the  ulmiist  iniporlanee,  anil  Is  one  of  those 
critical  events  in  11  man's  life  on  wliicli  every 
thing  depends.  Why,  man,  the  opporliinilv  Is 
immense— the  advanlage  given  you  is  Incali  11 
lalile.  Villi  have  now  In  your  tiivn  hands  the 
|Hiwcr  of  Investigating  this  maniiscrlpl  lo  Ihe 
very  bollom.  Voiir  posiiion  at  Landsdowne 
llafi  will  Ih'  the  very  one  that  will  enable  you 
111  carry  out  a  course  of  elaborate  and  mlniile 
invesiigatlon  alioul  the  missing  sheets;  that 
ought  to  result  In  their  discovery  If  they  arc  In 

.,.lencc. 

"Now.  see  here,"  conllniied  fbirih,  "you 
will  be  private  scerel  irv,  wilh  nothing  In  ilo. 
Tliiit  ineaiiH  that  you  will  have  a  position  wliicli 
will  give  you  Hie  control  of  every  book,  liianii 
script,  and  paper  in  the  place;  and  with  nothing 
to  interfere  with  a  very  leisurely  and  very  full 
examiiialion  of  everyflilng.  Now.  there  are 
several  thingii  thai  you  ought  lo  have  in  your 
mind. 

"  First,  it  is  cvhient  Hint  this  tnaniiHcrlpl  has 
been  very  carefully  studied  by  some  one  who 
lias  taken  possession  of  some  sheels  now  mis.s 
iiig.  This  pirnin  was  nol  your  falhir.  for  hi 
liimself,  as  you  say,  was  not  able  lo  make  out 
anylhlng. 

"  .%nie  one.  llien,  lias  taken  up  thii  matter 
before  your  father,  and  this  one  was,  lurhaps, 
a  member  of  the  Laiidsdowne  family.  At  any 
rule,  whoever  he  was,  he  remnved  the  most 
ImpnrlanI  part — and  il  is  now  missing. 

"  Now,  my  young  friend,  it  seems  In  me  thai 
there  are  several  tilings  for  you  In  do.  In  the 
Itrst  place,  lis  a  niiitler  of  course,  you  ought  to 
wan  II  everywhere  lo  try  if  you  can  llnii  llie 
missing  leaves,  or  any  trace  of  them.  It  is  pos- 
sible liiat  they  may  be  slowed  away  somewhere 
among  the  Landsilownc  papers,  and  if  they  are 
found,  why,  of  course,  tlial  is  nil  you  want. 
We  can  then  llml  out  where  Ihe  treasure  was 
bnrieil.  and  act  aeconlinglv. 

"  lim  if  you  can  lliid  Ihe  missing  leaves 
lliemselves,  why,  llicn,  the  next  thing  to  do  is  lo 
see  if  lliere  is  any  iioliie  of  this  manuscript  or 
of  ils  coiilenls.  or  of  llrother  Claiiilian  among 
till!  Landsdowne  papers.  It  is  just  {xissible 
that  some  iiiformalion  may  be  found  among 
lliem,  and  llial  Ibis  Inrormaiion  may  bethevery 
thing  that  we  reipiire. 

"In  the  I'venl  of  this  not  being  found  there, 
ymi'll  have  to  eliange  your  mode  of  investiga- 
linn,  and  tliid  out  whellier  any  Landsdowre  has 
ever  suiidi  nlv  got  rich,  or  iias  suddenly  dis- 
appeared wiliioiit  having  been  heard  of.  Ifj'ou 
tinil  out  that  eillier  one  of  these  eases  has  hap- 
pened, why.  then,  you  may  feci  sure  Ihal  the 
search  for  Ihe  treasure  has  been  made,  and  has 
eil her  succeeded  or  failed;  but  whether  it  has 
succeeded  or  failed,  you  may  make  up  your 
mind  tliat  Ihe  necessary  |Hirtion  of  the  manu- 
script of  llrother  Claudian  is  lost  lo  you." 

"  Well,"  said  Tancreil,  "  I  shall  know  some- 
thing decisive  about  it  licfnre  very  long.  " 

"  A  lid  he  sure  to  let  me  know.  " 

"Oh,  of  course;  liut  bow  long  shall  you  be 
here?" 

"I?  Oh,  I  dare  say  1  shall  be  here  a  couple 
of  monliisyct." 

"  Then  that'll  do.  Hut,  1  say,  can't  you  come 
up  to  the  ilall  and  see  me?" 

Garth  hesitated  and  thouglil.  Then  a  cloud 
came  over  his  face. 

"  Well,  no,  "  said  lie.  "  On  the  whole,  1  think 
I'd  belter  not.  il  must  U'  Oeorge  lliat's  there 
now.  1  ni'ver  liked  liini,  and  don't  care  lo  see 
him.  It  would  only  excite  unpleasant  feelings. 
Ho  I'll  stay  licre  and  hope  to  bear  from  you." 


ClIAITElt  V. 

I.ANIMIHIWM  HALL. 

Laniwdownk  II\li,  wits  one  of  the  flneat 
houses  In  (,'iimlM'rlaiid.  lis  foiindnliiin  wa« 
generally  attributed  to  the  fiiurl(H:nth  cenlurj, 
bill  Ihe  original  building  was  almost  allogethor 
lost  in  the  adilillons  that  had  Is'in  iimde  iTiirlD|{ 
siiieesslve  ceiilmles.  As  It  ni't  Iheiyesof  Tan- 
end  II  proved  lo  Im'  an  edillee  whenln  the 
slalely  arehitectiire  of  a  varied  past  was  com- 
bined with  modern  luxury  and  (omfnrl.  All 
aniiind  was  an  extensive  park,  tilled  wilh  lordly 
In'i's  and  verdurous  turf;  u  noble  |iorllco 
opened  Inio  Ihe  hall,  fniin  whii  li  a  nmgnlllecnt 
stairway  led  In  Ihe  upper  galleries.  Within, 
evcrylblng  was  foiinil  wliicli  1  niild  conlrlliute  to 
elegant  luxury  and  retliied  comfort.  The  picture- 
gallery  was  tilled  with  the  |iorlndts  of  the 
Lanilsdowiii's,  back  to  a  iHrioil  whiih  wna 
scarcely  aullientii'  The  greiil  IimII  was  adorned 
with  anllipie  armor  mid  nllrsnf  ilni  base;  tho 
library  was  a  iiiagnllleeiit  aparlmeiil,  waliiscoled 
wilh  oak  at  the  ends,  and  on  the  other  I  wo  niiiea 
lIMed  wilh  oaken  slielves.  lien'  were  long  niwt 
of  viiliimes,  none  of  which  seemed  lo  Ihi  later 
Ihali  the  pi'i'i'iding  eeiiliiry,  logellier  with 
boxes  and  eases  1  ontaining  vast  colleclions  of 
manusiripls,  most  of  wliicli  wen'  lellem  lielong- 
Ing  III  the  general  corresponilcnee  of  the  family, 

Frink  liiid  rei  elved  nollieof  'I'ancied's selling 
out.  and  had  met  lilin  on  the  mad.  On  tlieir 
arrival  llial  same  evening  al  Ihe  Hall,  Frink  had 
Ihongbt  il  too  liile  III  pnseiit  Tain  red  to  tlio 
family,  and  liad  laken  him  at  once  to  the  npnrt- 
nient  which  lii.d  alriaily  been  designated  for 
him,  w  here  llie  two  friends  passed  the  evenlog 
together. 

Frink  was  a  man  of  about  Hie  same  ago  a* 
Tanciid.  yet  with  Hie  look  of  a  much  older 
man.  He  was  a  young  man  wilh  an  old  face. 
His  form  vtas  spare,  his  face  tliin,  his  eyes  small 
and  keen,  and  already,  even  lit  this  early  ago, 
marked  with  crow's  lecl  at  the  corners.  Ilia 
hair  was  tliin  and  light.  His  expression  was 
niie  of  keenness  and  shrewdness,  yet  al  the  same 
time  ills  fiue  bore  Ihe  unmislakable  marks  of 
relinemcnt.  Tliev  biid  been  to  si  hiiol  togclhcr, 
and  still  inaiiitiifned  llial  familiar  friendship 
w  liicli  is  Isirn  of  school  life. 

Tancred's  llrsi  inquiries  turned,  naturally 
enough,  lo  Ills  (inployers.  and  lo  the  cause* 
which  had  led  lo  his  coming  here.  As  to  tho 
employers,  Frink  sai:l  iinlhing,  merely  inform- 
ing Tnncred  Ihat  he  would  site  them  and  know 
Hieni  soon  eiioiigli.  Hut  Utile  more  was  said 
witli  rel'ereiice  to  Tancred's  apiioinlment.  Fi-ink 
spoke  as  though  Tanercd  and  his  antecei'eutg 
were  uitcrlv  unknown  to  Ihe  Lanilsdo»  nea. 
Hint  it  was  siiiiiily  Ihniiigh  bis  own  suggestion 
and  recommenilation,  and  thai  to  the  Landa- 
downes  it  was  a  matter  of  indilleieiicc  wlio 
came  so  long  as  he  was  a  genlleman.  nnii  com- 
jident  lo  |ierf.irni  Hie  ilnlies  devolving  upon 
liiin.  At  this,  all  the  Uleius  wliieli  Tanercd 
might  have  giitliered  fmni  Ids  mother  as  to  the 
Landsdowni'S  being  aware  of  Ids  relationsbip 
were  al  once  dispelled. 

On  the  following  day,  Frink  presented  iiim  lo 
the  brother  of  Lady  Landsdowne.  'I'lils  v/ns 
Wadliam  Drury,  who  lived  at  the  Hall,  and 
was  generally  regarded  as  ils  head  and  ruler. 
Wadhain  Dniry  was  a  man  of  liclween  llfly  and 
sixty,  with  smooth,  well  shaven  face,  and  with 
a  brown,  well  kept  wig,  which  served  to  conceal 
Ins  baldness.  His  ligiire  showed  a  lendenry  to 
corpulency.  His  manners  were  evidently  con- 
sidered aiid  intended  by  himself  lo  be  those  of 
a  "  gentleman  of  the  old  school,"  but  to  Tan- 
ercd they  seemed  to  lie  altogether  too  llorid  and 
demiinslnilive.  Drury  met  llio  new-coincr  with 
oppressive  coidiiiliiy.  He  was  exuberiinl  in  his 
welcome.  Ho  was  loquacious  and  gushing,  and 
used  ten  limes  as  many  words  as  were  neee.ssary. 
He  evidenlly  delighted  in  the  sound  of  his  own 
voice,  and  ii  was  a  trick  of  iiis  to  reilcrntc  the 
last  emphatic  word  in  every  sentence.  Heoccii- 
pied  more  than  an  iioiir  in  delating  on  the 
beauties  of  Landsdowne  Hall,  after  which  ho 
proceeded  to  show  Tnncred  his  iluties.  Tlieas 
refcricil  principally  to  the  correspondence  of 
himself— Wadliam'  Drury,  Ksipnre,  and  also 
some  of  the  linsiness  of  the  estate.  Secondly, 
tlicv  had  reference  to  certain  in.struclionsin  art, 
which  Lady  Landsdowne  would  explain. 

At'ler  this  followed  his  presentation  In  Lady 
Landsdowne.  This  lady  was  in  many  rcsiiccts 
like  her  brother,  and  particularly  in  Ins  loquac- 
ity. Her  powers  in  this  rcsjwct  were  enuicsa. 
Kiic  was  also  given  lo  long  and  tedious  circum- 
locutions, repetitions,  and  reiterations.  Likr 
her  brother,  she  seemed  rather  to  be  playing  a 


I  liopi' 
her. 
sure 
her.' 
As 
Lucy'! 
noHii 
little. 
Mssunii 
like  ir 
touch 
downe 
away 
plensiii 
siirpris 
singula 
were  ei 

Sirl, 
a  girl 
had 
might  I 
Frink. 
own  III 
powen 
her. 

panion- 
tn  him 
for  I- 

lien 
oppi.ih 
verv 
of  .-inVi 
she  mill 
and  eai 
lion, 
for  it 
had  I'e 
own  mi 
the   lint 
which, 
nurse. 
Thi' 
various 
First, 
would  1 
ever  its 
and  all 
in  less  t 
Secon 


OLD  GARTU. 


part  tlmn  letlnK  ttotn  nntiirc,  snd  iw  Titnrml'* 

coiil,  (illlciil  I'vi^  ilciiTii'il  III  Mriiry  iln'  iiiiTc 
pruti'iiiliT  III  III!'  piirt  i>r  a  i(i  iitliintiii  ii(  llir  uM 
■chiHil.  )«o  ill  Liiily  LuiiitMiiiiwiir  lirMitw  nut'  wIki 
Itcki'il  till'  liiiii',  III!'  iilr.  Ill)'  iii'i'i'iil.  mill  till' 
brciMlin;.',  chilli  lir  liml  l>n  ii  iihvn\H  rutiiilliir 
with  ill  Iriii'  liiiliiH.  mill  wlili  li  li"  liml  I'XiMitKl 
tn  Uriil.  HI  II  liiiillir  nf  rmiro',  In  Kmly  LiihIm 
diiwiii'.  Hut  III'  ri'iiiriiiliirnl  liiiit  licr  Iiii^IiiiIhI, 
Dieoriliiii;  III  liii  iiiiillirr'n  nlory.  lnnl  iinin'  mi 
ci|H'i  irilly  iiiiii  tills  liilirrit'iiH  r.  anil  liail  liicn  ii 
•iicrii'i  ii(  liliii'k  hIii'i'Ii,  IIiiiI  III' IimiI  iniirrk'il  in 
tiid  liny,  of  Mm  liiiniilliitliiii,  iiml  limi  incki'il  ii|i 
a  wifi'  will!  Willi  priiliiililv  lii'  Inffiior  l.iiily 
l.iincl»ilinviii'  wax  iiirrily  a  llriirv,  ami  nt  nllirr 
liloo'l  lliiin  \\U.  Onii  niiin  riniainiil  for  liliii  tn 
Hi-e.  anil  that  \vii«  llir  liilri'w,  I. my.  Wliillivr 
nlio  wdiilil  III'  It  I.aniNiliiwiii'  nr  a  Driiry,  now 
Iwcnnii'  Willi  lilni  n  i|iiiKtliin  iif  vtTy  gri'ut  iin- 
portanrc. 


CHAPTKll  VI. 

I.l't  Y   I.ANDHIKIWNK 

1,1  I  Y  I,\NDI»IMIWNH  prnvcil  to  III'  nillllir  II 
liaiKl-iliiwiir  iiiir  a  Dnirv,  at  li'a>t.  '•o  far  a" 
Taiirri'il  1  ix|«'riiiiri'  liail  iiailinl  Of  '■li'tiilrr 
fraiiii'  anil  imilliltii  Ktatiirr.  mIii'  iliil  not  rxlilliit 
thii  tulliK  »i  111  till'  mil',  imr  tin'  iHirilinr"!!  of  tlif 
(illirr  Kli'ptni  in  fnriii.  with  '<iiii|H'ly  nirk  anil 
sliiiiililiri.  anil  ilrlliali'  linilin,  hIii'  mtiiiiiI  im 
liiiit  anil  a'<  iinn'i'fiil  aH  a  lawn,  anil  lirr  ni'ivc- 
mint"  will'  rliarartcrl/ril  liy  tin'  iin'<lnilii'il 
cU'^uiiri'  wliirli  li  sliiiwn  liy  naliiri',  ratliir  than 
tlu'  niiivrntiiiiiiili'<in'<  of  iirtilliial  Iniiiiiiii;. 
Thrrc  was  u  il:i-li  "f  »liynr<«  iilioiit  Iht  w liirh 
mailr  lii'i'  M'i'in  iliiriri'iil  I"  Tain  ri  il  fmni  I'lhir 
iailii  "<  wIkiiii  III'  liail  kniiur..  lint  liiil  mil  at  all 
li".i<rn  liir  rliiiiin-  in  lii'>  i'vr»  Slir  wm.  ii 
lilimili',  anil  Inr  iiulil  i  iiin|>li'\iiiii  ami  rinimli'il 
iliinplril  I'lici'Us  '.I'l'inril  i'Xi|iii'<iti'ly  li.'ailtifiil 
tn  liini.  wliili'  lii'i'  liliii'  i'\i"<  liinl  in  tlirir 
cxpr("^''iiiii  linlli  llir  Intiiirrni  r,  anil,  at  tlii' Naiiif 
llini',  till' I'liKliinu' I'lirnrstiii.'""  anil  -.ini'i'iitY  nf 
cliihlli I. 

Upiin  inirDiliirinu'  liiin  In  Lucy  Lttiidiiilowni', 
Liiily  l.amlsilowin'  wiliI; 

"I  Inipi',  Mr.  llciislowo.  tliat  yoil  will  not 
lind  anv  Imnnvrnli'iiri'  In  allnwlnir  sntiir  lime 
to  my  idiiialitiT.  Ynii  will  lliiil,  I  foar,  tliai  In-r 
C'diu-alinii  has  lirrn  Miilly  ni'iili't'li'l,  anil  tk 
iMiially  in  drawing  ami  palnliiitf ;  anil  Iiii  sw 
1  linpf  yon  iray  lie  alilc  to  iln  Himii'lliinK  with 
her.  S'lio'it  a  sad,  hiuI,  nan);litv  i;irl,  and  I'm 
siii'P  I  don't  know  exactly  what  lo  do  with 
her.  ' 

A"  she  said  this.  I.iiily  LaiiiNilownc  vtrnked 
Lucy's  hair  with  fninl  ramiliarilv,  and  Tanirid 
lintlird  wiinotliiiiK  wliirli  MirprUid  him  linl  a 
little.  Till-'  wa.",  lifst.  that  l,iiry'»  swcfi  face 
ji'iMiinn'd  iin  I'xpri'ssinii  of  n'pu^nanri'  ami  ills, 
like  till'  moment  she  fill  l,iid.\  I.aniKilnwne's 
tnneh:  and  Biennilly,  that  af'er  I/iilv  Lands- 
dnwni'lieKanliislrokelier,  l.ney«eemiil  tn  shrink 
away  from  In  r  as  thninjli  thai  tnneh  was  dis 
plensin;;,  at  whieli,  Tamied  felt  nut  a  little 
surprise.  Yet,  whatever  wa.s  the  cause  of  this 
singular  I'nndiict,  he  felt  that  all  hissyinpathles 
were  enlisted  on  iM'half  of  this  lieauti'fnl  yoniii; 
^irl,  who  had  thus  ennie  ii|>on  his  life  path,— 
a  jiirl  who  wa.s  (|uite  unlike  any  one  w  lioin  lie 
hail  ever  known,  wlio.se  perfect  naliiraliiess 
miitht  make  her  ilistaslefnl  to  the  cnnveiilional 
Frink,  Imt  only  served  to  i'onini"nil  her  to  his 
own  iniiid.  The  si;;ht  of  her  had  ipiite  over- 
powered him.  The  thought  that  he  was  tn  have 
her,  as  his  pupil,  in  close  ami  freipicnt  coin- 
paninnsliip,  was  most  ileliL'lilfnl;  and  it  seemed 
to  him  that  this  ainne  wimlil  lie  icward  enontdi 
for  cominj:  tn  liandsdnwne  Hall. 

liefnre  the  close  of  the  day  Tancred  had  the 
opportunity  of  seeinn  tliat  althoiiu'h  Lucy  was 
very  cold  toward  her  mother,  she  had  no  lack 
of  alTectinn  toward  a  certain  old  woman  whom 
she  addressed  as  nurse,  and  whom  she  fondled 
and  care.ssed  wilh  unusual  warmth  of  alTee 
tion.  It  was  a  very  L'rateful  scene  to  Tancred, 
for  it  slioweil  that  I.ncy  was  not  so  cold  as  he 
had  feared,  and  it  seemed  to  him  as  thoni;li  her 
own  mother,  liy  her  indilTerenre,  had  checked 
the  natural  feelings  of  her  daiiu'liter's  heart, 
which,  left  to  themselves,  hail  turned  toward  the 
nurse. 

The  flrpt  day  nt  l.andsdowne  Ilnll  showed 
various  thitijis. 

First,  he  saw  that  his  duties  with  Prury 
would  Im'  very  lijrht.  Driiry's  Imsiness,  wliai- 
cvor  its  importance  in\i;M  ]w.  was  not  extensive, 
and  all  that  was  required  of  him  could  lie  done 
in  less  thau  an  Iiotir  per  day. 

Secondly,  Lady  Landsdownc  had  thrown  him 


'enllrtily  ami  unrrwrvedly  u|Hin  her  (IniiRliIrr; 

'  and  liy  np|H>lntlni(  lilni  In  r  teacher  Indrawlnit 

land  palntlnir,  had  npeneil  ilie  way  in  consliinl 
ennipanionsliipnf  the  lllnal  inilniaie  cliaraeier. 

.  Thlrilly,  III'  liiid  illienvind  that  tlie  inoiliir 
and   ilanKhter   were   nil    had   teriiiH,  while   ilm 

I  daiiithter  and  nur«e  wern  very  fond  nf  mni  nn 

I  other. 

Tlie«e  dUroverleii  were  of  a  hliflilv  Important 
chariicirr. 

In  the   llrst   place,  the   liiiit lli'ss  nf   his   ilntlell 

I  and  the  easy  iinexaclliiK  iiatuie  of  Drury  wniilil 

I  leave  him  plentv  of  time  to  lilni''i'lf,  nnd  ai  his 
nwii  dl'-linsal.     'rill*  he  inii;lit  lilher  devote  In 

jtlle  private  prnseclltinn  nf  hii  lielnved  art ,  nr, 
as    he    wiin    inore    inclliieil,  he    niliiht    appiv 

'inward  the  •earcli  after  that  nivsterlmis  inaiiii 
script  which  he  had  imt  at  all  fnri;nlten,  and 
the  s|M  II  nf  which  was  as  stronit  as  ever  Here 
were  all  the  condillons  '.eeeK«ary  to  a  llioroiiirh 
siarcli— free  access  In  the  lihriirv  and  tn  tiie 
falling  pii|H'rs,  tni;eiher  with  plenty  of  time 
and  opixirtiiiiity. 

The  assiH'iatlon  allowed  with  Lady  Lucy  was 
one  which  prnniised  Rrc-.t  i'ii|iivinent.  Her 
iiweel  fair  had  alreiiilv  lns|  ireil  hliii  with  adinl 
ralliin,  the  i  liance  nf  her  siH'iety  was  a  siih 
Jert  n|uin  which  he  i mild  not  ihink  wllhoiit 
dell'.'ht  and  excitement,   lo  lie  with  her  woiilil 

!  nf  itself   Ih'  sutlleieiit  to  make  life  at     Lands 

I  dnwne  Ilidl  siiiMrinr  lo  every  nllier  kind  of  exist 
I'liee. 

KInaily.  the  coldness  existini.'  Iielwpi  mother 
and  ilaiii:liter  wniild  be  rather  in  his  ow  n  favor 
than  nlherwi-e.  It  was  elcnr  that  since  Liny 
had  not  the  alTietInn  of  her  own  mother,  she 
must  Ik'  hailly  oil  for  friends,  in  viliich  case, 
Tancred  slnml  ready  to  u'ive  her  all  the  alTeclion 
which  her  desolate  heart  mi;;lit  crave. 


tllAPTKIl  VII. 

AN  .^CIIIIKNT. 

In  tlie  course  of  a  few  days,  TaiKred  had  he 
come  fairly  emrased  in  the  diilies  of  his  new 
otllce.  His  iM'ciipatiniis  wilh  Driiry  never  re- 
ipiired  more  than  half  an  liniir,  liiii  that  );enlle- 
man  Usually  held  him  enjiaKid  dnrinnlhe  whole 
nnirnin'jr,  in  dlseoursinif  tn  jiini  in  soiinrnus  sen- 
tences on  every  conceivalile  suhjecl.  In  the  af 
ternoons  he  wii.s  at  leisure  to  ({ive  drawini,'  li  s 
sons  to  Lucy,  Here,  too,  a  half  limir  or  an  Imnr 
would  have  sufllced,  hut  Tancreil  apprnprialeil 
Lucy  as  loni;  as  he  |Kis>ili|y  cniilil. 

Lucy's  nature  was  franii  and  cniiflilinpr;  sin- 
was  qi.ite  free  frnm  anylliinjr  like  hauteur  or 
reserve.  .Vftir  the  llrst  day  nr  so  their  inter 
course  irrew  more  familiar,  and  their  conversa 
tinn  '.'radually  I'Xtended  itself  tn  iIiIiil's  that  lay 
oulsiile  of  tiie  drawiii'j:  lesson.  It  was  iinpns- 
silile  for  two  sill  h  natures  as  these  lo  associate 
loL'i'tlier  wiih'iin  feeliiur  at  leas!  a  stroni;  re 
liard.  linlli  were  frank,  and  ).'enerous.  and  ami- 
alile,  and  had  lioth  lieen  men.  or  hoth  women, 
a  sirons  friendship  would  Inne  arisen.  Hut 
when  one  was  a  handsome  and  chivalrnusyoulh, 
and  the  other  a  lieaiiliful  and  tender  hearleil 
L'lrl,  it  i-  not  dilllcult  to  see  what  the  result 
would  inevitahly  lie, 

Accoriliiiiily.  the  more  they  saw  of  one  nn- 
nther.  the  more  they  npprecialed  one  another. 
It  Is'iame  the  haliit  of  Tancred  to  lake  her  "H, 
sonielinies  on  font,  sometimes  on  horseliack.  for 
the  piirisi*!'  of  "sketehini;  frnm  nature,"  and  it 
will  readily  Im-  lielieved  thai  Ihis  sort  of  associa- 
tion cniild  lint  he  otherwise  than  clnse  and  famil- 
iar. Kvery  day  they  i;rew  mure  iici|Uaiiiled 
with  line  annlher's  character  and  surrounilin^^s. 
Snnii  Tancreil  tnlil  her  all  aliout  his  own  past 
career,  without,  however,  tonchini;  ii]ion  hi-  re- 
lationship tn  her;  while  Lucy  told  liini  all  iilinut 
her  own  ralher  uneventful  iil'e.  Her  story  co- 
incided wilh  his  own  ohservaliniis  and  conclii- 
siniis.  Kor  her  tnother  she  fell  Mule  else  than 
awe  and  respect.  SIk'  had  never  rect-iveii  from 
her  a  mother's  love  or  tenderness,  and  she  had 
iiothini;  tn  (zive  her  in  return  hut  cnid  duly; 
lint  for  her  mirse.she  expressed  the  warmest  al- 
fectinn,  and  declared  that  to  her  she  owed  every- 
tliinj;. 

It  certainly  did  occur  to  Tancred,  and  very 
frequently  too,  that  he  was  allowed  very  nn 
usual  liberty  of  asso<iatinc;  wilh  one  who  was  the 
dauirhtcr  of  the  house,  and  so  very  l'ii  at  an 
heiress.  He  could  not  altocether  account  for  it. 
At  one  time  lie  was  half  inclined  to  think  that  it 
was  done  on  purpose;  that,  aware  of  his  rela 
tionship  to  the  t.andsdownes.  they  chose  Ihis  way 
of  brini»in^  him  into  intimate  association  with 
Lucy,  in  the  hope  that  it  might  lead  to  their 


union.    On  Ihr  olhrr  hnml,  Il  orrurrMl  to  Mm, 

llllll  il  was  iniieh  ninre  likely  In  lie  due  In  llin 
peril  It  Imliirerem  e  nl  Liiily  LiiniUdowiie  and 
the  self  alisnrplinn  nf  llrnry. 

Tancred  sunn  round  that'  his  alTi'cllons  wrro 
heiiiirennrimseil  Inaverv  daiiKernln extent  liy  hit 
•  wei't  assnelali'.  and  lliiil  his  peace  of  mind 
tnlirht  lie  very  serlnn.ly  inliireil  If  he  did  nni 
uinii'il  against  the  pa<s{nii  ilmi  was  tisluK  with- 
In  him.  Hut  w  hal  yniiiu,' man  ever  vet  has  sue 
ceeiled  in  i,-iiarditii{'ai.'alnsi  i|ii>  hisl  assault  of 
Hiich  a  passliin,  eslieclally  while  eii{oyln|{  eon- 
slant  assialailnn  with  Iheolijii  l  of  ijia'i  paiwinn' 
So  Tancred  I'M  ry  eveiiini;  siilil  in  himself  that 
he  mii-t  wiiteli  mill  lie  careful,  hut  on  evrrjr 
siicci'i'illiu;  day  he  found  liimseir  invnivid  morn 
lieavUy  than  ever.  And  sn  things  went  on 
until  at  last  il  only  needed  -nmelliinKa  little  out 
of  the  iirdiiiary  course  of  events  to  reveal  every- 
ihiiiu'. 

.\sfarns  resolutions  could  ro  Tancred  wa« 
priidi  III  and  hnnnralile.  He  said  Inhlmself  that 
il  wniilil  never  iln  for  him,  a  penniless  adventur- 
er, t'l  seek  tn  win  llie  alTecllons  of  a  Kienl  heir- 
ess. He  felt  Unit  a  marriai.'e  lielween  them 
would  never  he  permitted,  and  even  if  it 
would.  Ills  priile  revnili'il  at  the  iili  a  nf  a  wife 
wilh  vast  wealth  and  pie  eniineiil  iliL'iiiiy.  Iln 
wl-heil  In  lie  nnl  Inn  meal Iv  the  infi'iinr  of  liii 
wife  In  rank  and  fniiiine;  Imt  here  I  he  disparity 
was  so  i;reiil  that  nil  Hie  world  wniild  surely 
linind  him  as  a  mere  fialiine  liiiiilei'  Sn  he  re- 
-olveil  tn  keep  a  siriet  wiilell  o\er  himself.  Hi! 
I  niilil  nnl  IhIii);  hinisilf  tn  anything'  like  tlitflit 
frnin  his  heaiitifiil  iissoeiale,  nor  even  to  any- 
thing'like  a  iliminulioii  in  their  hours  of  asso- 
liation,  lini  eontented  hitn-elf  with  this  va(;na 
rcsnive  of  self  wiili'lifnliie«s. 

At  length,  one  day  an   event   did   occur  suf- 

tlcii'iilly  nut  nf  Ih minon  run  to  destroy  la 

one  insliiiil  all  Tanereil's  miiu'iianlinoiis  resnlii- 
lions.  They  had  lieen  out  riilini;  on  their  usiial 
errand  of  "skeliliin;;  from  naliue,"  and  hail 
none  a  liiiip'i'  dislnnce  tiniii  usual,  Lucy's  horse 
showeil  sniiie  siijiis  nf  wearlne.-s,  of  which,  how- 
ever, hut  iiltle  notice  wastiiken.  Al  lenvUilhey 
liet:aii  III  ilesi'ind  a  Iniii;  hill,  and  as  they  went 
nn,  Tancred,  in  his  usual  enlhnsi«»tic  style, 
dilated  nn  the  chief  imliits  in  the  very  niag 
nillcenl  seeiie  liefore  tliein,  Suililenly  In  the 
midst  of  this  Lucy's  linrsc  sliimhieil  iind  went 
dnwn.  In  an  insUinl,  hel'nre  Tancred  could 
make  the  sli^liiesl  mnveinenl  to  pnvenl  it,  lie- 
fnre he  could  even  iliiiiN,  Lucy  fell  downward 
very  heavily,  strikine;  on  her  head,  nnd  then 
rollini;  down  the  declivity  for  a  few  paces,  lay 
senseless. 

Knr  a  moment  Tnncred's  heart  slop|>eil  lieat- 
ini;,  and  his  whole  frame  seemed  to  he  paralyzed 
in  utter  honor,  and  then  tlimiins  himself  from 
his  horse  he  tlew  In  her  iis,.isiiim'e.  He  raised 
her  senseless  form  in  his  arms,  and  supportini; 
her  thus,  licfian  wildly  ehatim;  her  Imiiils.  As 
he  did  Ihis  a  --mall  stream  of  lilnoil  trickled 
throiiuh  her  jjolilen  hair  and  over  her  fnreheiid. 
This  eomplelcd  the  despair  of  Tancred,  who 
now  looked  wildly  around  in  all  direclion.i 
liopin^  lo  see  some  relief;  hut  the  sjiot  was  a 
lonely  one,  and  nothiiiL'  like  relief  was  near.  At 
leiiL'th.  the  murmur  of  a  brook caujrht  his  ear, 
and  with  a  vague  idea  nf  the  bcnelicinl  elTects 
of  water,  he  raised  her  in  his  arms  and  carried 
her  in  that  ilireetinii. 

lieaihins  the  lirnok  he  laid  her  down  gently, 
and  llieii  (irnei  did  to  iiatlie  her  face  in  the  cold 
water,  '11..  now  of  blnnil  from  her  head  was 
not  much,  yet  it  was  quite  sutHcient  to  terrify 
riiiicred,  who  tried  tn  stanch  it.  For  some 
time  there  was  no  roiionse  whatever  on  the 
part  of  Lucy,  and  the  time  seemed  endles.s  to 
her  des)iairini;  allemlanl.  In  his  an.xiety  he 
called  ujion  her,  ami  ealled'lirr  by  every  cndear- 
iii}{  name  that  he  knew,  .\l  last,  to  his  infinite 
relief,  she  drew  a  loni;  breath,  and  half  opened 
her  eyes.  At  this,  overcome  with  delight,  Tan- 
cred caught  her  in  his  arms,  kissed  her  a  hiiu- 
ilred  times,  and  called  her  over  and  over  again 
his  darling  anil  his  love. 

In  the  midst  of  ihis  Lucy  opened  her  eyes 
air,'iin  and  looked  around  in  a  bi'wildered  way. 
It  was  eviili  nt  lo  Tancred  that  she  was  not  yet 
herself.  He  Ihercfore  held  hersiipported  in  his 
arms,  holding  her  pressed  close  to  him,  nnd 
keeping  her  hand  in  his,  while  her  head  rested 
on  his  shoulder,  her  face  sullicicntly  upturned 
for  him  to  see  its  expression.  He  saw  the  color 
slowly  returning  to  the  cheeks  nnd  lips,  and 
felt  her  cold  hands  grow  warm  wilh  returning 
life. 

Lucy  looked  dreamily  out  upon  the  wide- 
spread scene  before  her,  and  the  bewildered 
look  did  not  leave  her.    Then  she  looked  up  at 


10 


OLD  GARTH. 


I 


Tancred  and  flxed  her  eyes  earn-.stiv  upon  hU. 
Hhc  wua  in  liU  arms;  bis  face  wascfusc  to  licrx. 
It  Mvtnicd  im  thou):li  hIic  did  not  know  linw  tliiH 
could  be.  Hliu  lool(ed  timidly  at  him,  yit  trust- 
fully and  tenderly,  and  a  eenilv  blush  sulTused 
ber  face.  Her  eyelids  liw,  and  she  looked 
away. 

"I — don't — remember — anything,  "  said  she. 
at  last.  "  I  know  who  you  arc,  but  I've  lost  all 
my  memory  of  every  thing  cl.sc." 

Slio  Nimke  this  in  a  low  voice,  and  gave  him 
another  look  full  of  the  same  timidity  and  Iru.st- 
fulncss. 

"Ob,  my  darling!  my  darling!  "  cried  Tan- 
cred, Ntrainmg  her  close  in  his  embrace.  "You 
liavc  bad  a  terrible  accident.  You  have  not  yet 
come  to  your  senses.  Rest.  Wail  awhile,"  he 
added,  fearful  lest  she  might  move  away. 
"  You'll  get  letter  presently. 

Lvicy  did  not  move. 

"Didn't  we  live  at  Landsdowne  Hall  lasU 
she  asked,  in. a  strange  voice. 

"  Yes,  darling,"  said  Tancred,  wondering  r,t 
lier  question. 

"  Is  not  this— the— the  year  1886?"  she  asked 
again. 

"  Yes,  myown  sweet  little  pet,"  said  'Fancrrd 
holding  her  clo,ser  to  bis  heart,  as  Ihoiigli  dread 
ing  a  return  of  her  senselessness. 

"  I  think  I'll  get  my  memory  back  by  and  by,' 
said  she,  "  if  you  help  me.  80  won't  you  please 
tell  me  a  few  things? ' 

"  Oh,  yes,  darling,"  said  Tiimred,  tenderly. 
"  We  left  the  Hall  at  one  o'clock,  you  know;" 
and  then  be  wenton  to  mention  the  route  which 
they  had  taken.  Me  mentioned  also  the 
sketches.  The  momeut  Unit  be  alluded  to 
anything  Lucy  remembered  it  at  once.  In 
this  way  he;  memory  came  back  more  and 
more,  yet  still  there  was  some  perple.vily. 

"  What  were  we  doing  before  we  left?"  she 
asked. 

Tancred  told  her. 

"And  have  we  lived  any  length  of  time  at 
llie  Hall,  or  are  we  only  visiting  tliere'? " 

At  this  singular  fiiiesl  Ion  Tancred  looked  in 
deep  anxiety  and  jierplexity  at  her.  As  he 
did  not  answer  «',u  raised  her  eyes  once  more  to 
his.  If  he  had  ihoiigbt  by  lier  question  that  her 
mind  was  wandering,  the  glance  of  her  eyi^s 
and  the  expression  ot  lier  face  were  enou"!|  to 
dispel  such  an  idea,  she  looked  iit  him  with 
such  gentle  and  tender  affection,  and  with  such 
soft  and  sweet  modesty. 

"  We  are  living  there?"  replied  Tancred,  at 
length,  not  knowing  what  else  to  sn}'. 

"  Hut — where  is  mamma? "  .I:.'d  Lucy,  still 
further  in  the  same  tone. 

"  Lady  LandsdowneV     Oh,  she's  there  loo." 

"  Lucy  heaved  a  sigh.  (Jnce  more  she  looked 
at  TaCL'red  in  llie  same  way,  and  then  said 
slowly: 

"  I— I  am  afraid — I've  not  vet  tjuitc  reg.iined 
my  memory.  I  cannot  recall  my  ow  n  iiiinic 
quite  distinctly.     What  is  it? ' 

"  Its  Lucy,  darling."  said  Tancred,  glad  to 
get  on  dry  grouiul  oiico  more,  after  lloundering 
in  the  depths  of  puzr.U-doin. 

"  Lucy — yes — and  wbal  else?"  she  iLsked. 

At  this  a  light  began  lo  dawn  on  Tancred.  It 
seemed  lo  him  as  though  in  this  partial  obscura- 
tion of  her  facullies,  Lucy  had  sup|iosed  her- 
self to  be  something  ditrerent  to  biin;  some 
thing  nearer — iR'aring,  perhaps,  his  nmiie — in 
short,  she  had  supposed  herself  his  wife.  Yes; 
this  must  have  Ixjen  her  fancy,  and  this  would 
also  explain  the  look  that  she  gave  him.  The 
thought  was  sweet  beyond  expression.  lie  held 
her  still  close  in  bis  arms.  It  ■^ei'med  easy  now 
to  say  what  he  longed  lo  siiy. 

"Oh  Lucy,  my  darling, "  be  said,  as  he  held 
her  in  his  arms.  "  You  arc  mine,  arc  jou  not? 
and  you  will  be  mine,  for  1 .1111  yours.  We  arc 
not  yet  married,  darling,  fur  you  are  Lucv 
Lanilsdowne;  but  I  love  you  with  all  my  souf, 
and  as  you've  been  my  own  fur  live  or  ten 
minutes  past,  will  you  not  iihvays  Ijc  so  to 
me?" 

A  crimson  llusli  sbol  over  the  face  and  neck 
of  Lucy.  She  struggled  to  pl  away,  ami  in  licr 
shame  averl'ul  her  face;  !  t  Tancrcd's  words 
were  not  spoken  lo  an  obilunile  hiart,  and 
Lucy  was  soon  drawn  back  lo  thai  heart  against 
which  she  liad  leaned  so  conlidinalv. 


I 


niAPTKi!  vm. 

TIIK    I.OVKHS. 

.  A  HBW  Imnd  was  now  formcil,  by  means  of 
their  declared  love,  which  united  these  two  more 
closely  than  ever,  and   threw  a  new  pleasure 


around  their  association.  Tancred,  however, 
on  thinking  it  over,  ilid  not  feel  at  all  In  a  posi- 
tion to  mention  it  to  the  elders.  The  next  step 
lo  iHjpping  the  (piestion  is,  usually,  to  "ask  pa 
pa,"  or  whoever  may  be  in  papas  place,  lint 
Ibis  was  the  very  thing  which  'I'aiiered  was  not 
inclined  to  do.  He  anticipated  the  violent  and 
insulting  rejcclion  with  which  his  suit  would  be 
met.  lie  felt  sure  of  immediate  dismissal  from 
Ibe  place,  and  did  not  just  yet  fiiel  willing  to 
give  up  Lucy  forever.  He  concluded,  there- 
fore, and  very  naturally,  to  enjoy  an  long  as  he 
could  the  society  of  his  dear  one,  hoping  that 
in  the  course  of  time  something  might  occur  to 
make  llie  elders  more  favorable  to  him,  or  to 
lessen  the  disparity  at  present  existing  between 
himself  and  Lucy. 

In  the  course  of  the  conversations  which  took 
place  between  the  lovers  there  arose,  of  course, 
■i  dceiH'r  inlimacy,  Hid  things  were  revealed 
which  had  been  hilherto  concealed.  Among 
these  was  Tancrcd's  relationship  to  Ibe  Litnds- 
downe  family.  This  inlelligence  startled  Lucy 
very  greatlv.aud  Tanc  red  was  surprised  to  find 
that  the  erfeet  upon  her  was  rather  distressing 
than  pleasing. 

"Oh!"  she  cried,  after  a  long  and  painful 
silence,    '  it  must  lie  you— it  must  be  you ! " 

"Me!  me!     What  do  you  mean?" 

"  Oh,"  she  said,  after  linolher  silence,  "  it  all 
agrees  together,  and  cannot  |)o.ssibly  refer  to 
any  one  else.  " 

"  Whv,  what?  1  don't  understand,"  said 
Tancred,  in  new  perplexity, 

Lucy  beaveil  a  sigh. 

"  Well,"  said  she,  "  you  know  I  u.sed  often  to 
overhear  them  talking" about  .someone, — Lady 
Landsdownc  anil  Mr.  Drury,  1  mean, you  know, 
—and  1  couldn't  liilp  (Ivi-rheariiig,  as  they 
talked  (piite  regardless  of  mc.  Well,  Ibis  i>er 
son  was  some  one  n-lalcd  lo  the  family,  ami  be 
was  voung,  and  it  must  be  you."  I 

"Ob.  nonsense."  said  Tancred;   "thai  by  no  I 
means  follows.     There  must  be  many  connec- 
tions of  an   old   family  like   this,  and   among 
them  are  lots  of  youngmen.  " 

"Oh,  yes;  but  Ibeii,  "  iM-rsisted  Lucy,  "this 
was  some  one  in  particular,  about  wlioiii  tbi'y 
were  making  some  plan,  and,  frimi  the  way  they 
spoke,  the  |daii  intended  no  good — it  must  have 
lieen  lo  injure  you;  and,  you  sec,  in  the  midsl 
of  all  this  iliey  send  for  you  and  bring  you 
here,  with  no  very  imporlaiu  employment — 
more  as  though  they  wisbetl  to  keep  you  in  their 
power — in  a  stale  of  unconscious  iniprisonmi'iit 
— so  that  tie-y  might  have  you  whenever  they 
w.int  you." 

"  Hilt  wli;il  could  they  jiossibly  mean  by  it,  or 
what  reason  could  they  have?"  asked  Tancred. 

"  I  doni  know,  I'm  sure,"  said  Lucy;  "  I  only 
know  the  words  tliat  I've  overheard,  and  I  judge 
from  llii'iii  that  they  arc  anything  but  friends. 
1  believe  thai  both  Lady  Land-downe  and  Mr. 
Drurv  are  your  enemies.  " 

"  \Vliy,  iiow  can  that  be?"  r-iicd  Tancred,  in 
a-'toni^linii'iii.  '  when  they  are  both  so  |)articu- 
laily  Kind  and  alienlive,  and  cspeciully  when 
they  allow  me  ti>  have  such  constant  freedom  of 
access  to  you  and  association  with  you?'' 

Lucy  <iL'lic<l, 
I'ln  iifraid.  " -aid -he.  "that  it  was  part  of 
their  iiliin.  Kir-t  of  all,  they  wished  to  git  you 
here,  and  Ibeii  to  keep  you  here.  To  get  you 
here,  Ibiy  made  use  of  Mr.  Fiink;  to  keep  j'ou 
here,  they  made  use  of  me." 

.Vt  thi.",  Tancred  burst  into  a  long  and  merry 
laugh. 

"  Well,"  said  be,  "  by  .love!  .\11  I  can  say  is 
that  1  only  hope  llicyll  keep  it  up.  They  have 
here  my  iiilimate  friend  Friiik,  ami  you,  n'ly  own 
l,ucy.  If  they  choose  to  bring  forward  such 
agenci(;s,  all  I  can  say  i},  1  knock  under;  I've 
got  nothing  lo  say." 

Lucy  sighed  and  w;is  silent. 

During  these  weeks  in  which  Tancred  had 
thus  been  yielding  himself  up  to  the  happiness 
of  Ibis  new  life,  nothing  had  been  seen  by  him 
of  Krink.  His  friend,  after  having  introduced 
him  to  l.aiiiNilowne  llall.  had  taken  bis  depart- 
ure to  London,  where  his  professional  duties 
oi'ciipieil  his  altention. 

As  to  Old  (iarth,  be  was  still  in  Liverpool. 
Tancred  had  -.vritlen  to  bin)  once,  giving  liim  a 
general  idea  of  Ibe  -ilunliiui  in  wliieh  be  found 
himself,  and  Oarlli  had  wrltleii  buck,  eoiigratu- 
laling  him,  and  urging  liiin  not  to  forget,  in  the 
Clmrms  of  tin  lieiirss,  Ihe greater  anil  nioiesoliil 
ehat-ni'' of  the  |irii-t's  legacy,  "Don't  pive  up 
the  Lanilsdowne  iieasurc,  and  don  I  imagine 
that  Ihe  Landsdownc  treasure  may  be  Lady 
Lucy." 
^It  must  here   be  explained   that  Garth  and 


Tiincrcd  had  not  been  acquainted  until  this  visit 
of  Uarth's  to  England,  'rhev  had  drifted  into 
I  connection  with  one  another,  and  bud  formed 
a  strong  attachment.  Oarlh,  however,  knew 
nothing  of  Tuncred's  family,  llo  never  saw 
Tancrcd's  mother  or  »i-ter,  nor  had  they  ever 
seen  him. 


C'HAPTEK  IX. 

A  WOMIEIIKLL  DISCOVEBT. 

From  the  very  Ijeginning  of  liis  life  at  Lamle- 
downe  Hall  Tancred  bad  not  liecn  unmindful 
of  that  which  had  constituted  no  small  part  of 
his  imrpose  m  coming  here,  and  tliat  was  the 
search  after  the  misHing  leaves  of  the  manu- 
script. The  time  wliieh  he  had  devoted  to 
Lucy  had  always  been  the  afternoon.  Tlie 
morning  had  iH^en  invariably  iinssed  in  the 
library,  where  Drury  was  always  lo  be  found  at 
that  lime.  Here  be  bad  attended  to  the  very 
trilling  duties  of  his  |to-iiion.  These  duties 
were  first  of  all  to  attend  lo  ihe  correspondence 
of  Drury;  which  corrcs|K)nilcnce  never  amounted 
to  more  Ihun  one  letter  per  diem  on  an  average, 
and  therefore  did  not  oi-eupy  very  much  lime. 
But  in  addition  to  Ibis.  Uruiy  had  so  much  lo 
say  alioul  himself  and  aliout  his  tastes  and  opin- 
ions on  politics,  religion,  morals,  and  every  sub- 
ject conceivable,  that  much  lime  was  taken  ii)>. 
('orres|xmdence  then  was  the  first  duly  of  Tan- 
cred, and  Ihe  second  duly  was  conversation. 

Uut  all  this  time  Tancred  kept  Ihescareb  after 
the  missing  leaves  constantly  in  view.  That 
sciurh  could  never  lie  carried  out,  liowever,  un- 
til he  should  enter  upon  a  Ihoroiigh  and  com- 
prehensive search  of  all  tin-  accumulated  manu- 
scripts of  the  Landsdownc  family.  Most,  if  not 
all  of  lliesi',  lay  deposited  in  iKixes  and  cases  in 
Ihe  libniry.  where  they  had  lain  un.seen  by  any 
human  eye  for  years  and  geneialion-,  and  in 
some  instances  for  cenliiries, 

.V  short  time  after  his  first  arrival  at  Lanils- 
downe Hall,  Tancred  had  introduced  the  suli- 
jeet  of  these  manusi-ripls,  and  bail  requested 
pirmission  to  e.\ainiiie  Ihein,  arrange  them,  and 
lake  notes  of  their  conlenls  in  a  general  book  of 
reference.  To  this  pro|Hisal  r»riiry  bad  at  once 
aceeeded  without  any  objection  whatever,  and 
evidently  without  any  other  feeling  than  one  of 
surprise  that  anybody  should  take  such  trouble 
voluntarily. 

Having  thus  gained  |)ermiNsion,  Tancred  went 
to  work,  and  continued  at  his  task  during  all 
his  leisure  hours.  The  mornings  were  generally 
wasted  with  the  twaddle  of  Drury;  Ihe  after- 
noons were  taken  up  with  Lucy.  There  re- 
mained the  evenings,  and  as  Frink  was  alKent, 
I  Tancred  pursued  his  inve-tigations  without  any 
one  whatever  lo  interrupt  him  or  interfere  with 
him  in  the  sliglilest  degree. 

Having  thus  plenty  iif  time  for  leisurely  ex- 
nminalioii.  Tain  red  made  great  progress.  But 
so  great  was  Ihe  niinibcr  of  lliese  liitirs  and 
manuscripts,  thafat  the  end  of  a  month  there 
was  but  little  to  -how  for  all  his  labor,  in  com- 
liarisim  «illi  what  yet  remained.  Tliese  letters 
were  laid  away,  sheet  by  sheet,  and  lied  up  in 
parcels  which  contained  several  hundred. 
These  were  then  deposited  in  boxes  containing 
aljoiit  twenty  four  parcels.  Each  1k>x  would, 
therefore,  hold  about  seven  or  eight  thousand 
letters  or  iiianuseripls  on  an  average,  all  of  which 
had  lo  \m:  looked  over.  It  was  necessary  lo  i!i) 
this  minutely,  loo,  in  order  to  ctTect  Ihe  object" 
of  this  search,  for  he  wished  to  find  not  only  Ibo 
missing  leaves,  but  also  some  information  as  to 
whether  anyone  of  ihe  LandMlownes  bad  ever 
obtained  the  trei.'-ure. 

One  evenini:,  as  lie  was  searching  fur  into  the 
night,  be  came  upon  some  iiajwrs  wbieli  lioro 
the  unmistakable  a|)pearance  of  aL'c.  There 
was  also  in  the  pajMrs  sonielhing  which  looked 
like  the  menioiable  muniiscript.  He  opened 
the  sheets.  The  handwriting  was  the  simr, 
lie  turned  lo  Ihe  first  words  at  the  top  of  Ibe 
first  page.  They  were  as  follows;  "go  for  lo 
bury  y  spolia." 

These  wonls  startled  liiin.  He  remembered 
well  the  concluding  word-  of  the  last  page  in 
the  MS.  which  he  bud  seen.  They  were; 
"  They  scttesaile  for  y  place  nberey'  t'u|)itaiio 
dill  propose  lo "  and  here  came  a'  tlie  be- 
ginning of  a  new  jiage  the  conclnsii  n  of  Ibo 
.senlenee:    "  go  for  lo  bury  y'  sisilia." 

Yes.  there  Was  no  doiilii  about  it.  He  had 
found  the  missing  leuvrs  of  Ibe  maiiuscripl. 

His  cxcilemenl  was  so  great  that  he  could 
scarcely  read  on;  and  tlien  there  came  over 
him  a  feeling  of  siispiii<^n,  as  though  some  one 
had  placed  this  puriio-ely  in  his  way.     It  might 


fur  into  llie 
liii  li  bore 
•i>.  Tlieri; 
icli  Iciokfil 

lie  1 'pencil 
the  Sim'. 

to]!  of  llie 

•■go  for  to 


OLD  GARTH. 


11 


bo  Drury,  with  Ilia  solemn  twiul(ll<':  or,  it  mi^bl 
lie  FrliiK.  Such  suspicions,  liowcvcr,  were 
speedily  (llspelled  by  the  tlioiijjhl  Ihiit  neither 
Frinli  uor  hrury  Imd  uny  Ituow  ledge,  whiit 
ever,  of  the  Iiiunlsdowne  iiuitiuseripl,  und,  there 
fore,  that  iiosucli  trick  was  possible. 

A  careful  examinalion  of  tliese  leaves  con 
Drmcd  him  in  the  opinion  Unit  Ihey  belonged  to 
the  original  document.  They  were  in  a  bundle 
of  letters.  These  lellci-s  bore  the  dale  of  the 
year  MDCCXVII.  This  was  about  a  year  after 
the  date  of  the  manuscript.  All  the  letters  in 
this  package  bore  the  dale  of  this  year  and  the 
preceding  one.  All  were  old  and  written  in 
faded  ink.  There  could,  therefore,  be  no  rea- 
sonable <loubt  that  the  leaves  were  authentic. 
It  seemed  to  Tuncred  that  they  bad  been  sepa- 
rated  by  a(!cident  from  the  others,  and  folded  up 
carefully  and  put  away  in  this  place,  where 
they  had  lain  mniolicedever  since. 


ClIAl'TEK  X. 
THK  MrSSINO   I.EAVKS. 

IIavtno  thus  convinced  himself  that  there 
rould  be  no  trick,  but  that  these  leaves  were 
original  and  authentic,  Tancred  then  proceeded 
to  read  their  contents,  as  follows:  — 

Concluding  wonls  on  the  (ith  page  of  the 
niaiuiscripl  owned  by  Tancred  Ilenslowe;  — 

■'  They  si'ltc  saile  for  y*  place  where  y'  Capi- 
tano  did  propose  to— — " 

Opining  words  on  jiages  found  at  [/andsdowne 
Hall:- 

"  go  for  to  bury  y  .spolia." 

The  manuscript  then  eoiilinued: 

"Now  there  are  off  y  eoaslcs  of  Italia  & 
on  y  Northe  of  y"  eoasles  of  Sieilia  eertayne  in- 
fiulas  w'  are  calleil  y  I.ipari,  among  y*  w'  there 
is  II  lertayne  islet  without  inbabitantes.  This  in- 
sula lielh  nigh  to  y  insula  lalled  Vulcano,  dis- 
tant about  '■'  leagues,  imkI  y  name  by  w'  it  is 
knowen  to  y'  inarineres  in  these  seas  is  f.eon- 
forte.  Y'  \v'  lictli  to  y  west  of  y  insula  Vul- 
cano. Anil  y  instila  is  in  length  not  more 
y"  one  half  mile,  A:  in  height  above  y  .sea  thirty 
fecte,  iV;  much  covered  with  wooile  and  thick- 
ettes,  A  in  Ilie  midstc  Ihcreof  there  ariselh  a 
rockowhichlyethonysupeiliricsof  ygroiinde, 
licing  circular  in  sliajie,  though  irregiilaie  like  a 
large  bowlder  from  y  sen,  w'  rocke  is  circa  1-' 
feel  in  heiirlite  &  deptlie.  iV:  nigh  lo  y  rminili- 
liowldere  ariseth  a  palmatrcciirca  .ourty  feel  ill 
height.  Hut  all  the  remainder  of  y'  in 
sula  is  covered  with  a  growllie  of  bccchen  trees. 
Now  this  was  y  place  where  y  Capitano  made 
preparaliones  to  bury  y'  spolia. 

"  .More  y"  one  hmiilied  A:  tifty  men  were  en- 
gaged in  y  worke  iV-  much  timber  w  as  needed  A 
inaehinae.  Y' Ciipilano  did  tiisl  cause  a  pit  lo 
be  digged  at  a  point  on  y'  insula,  on  the  west  of 
the  bowlderc  above  nii-ntioncd,  A:  y'  diinensiones 
of  y  s'  pit  were  l(  feet  length,  four  feele  width. 
Three  men  did  engage  i  onjoinlly  in  y  digging, 
&  as  the  pit  grew  dee]  er  y'  sides  thereof  were 
sl"yc.l  ■,;;;  with  staying  of  sloiil  timlicres  w'  was 
continued  uM  y  way,  A:  as  y'  work  inereased 
and  y  ileplh  .ncreiised,  y'  w.ilcr  did  percolate 
A  penetrate  through  y  earth,  whereupon  y' 
t'apilano  did  place  a  ciipea  of  men  with  pumps 
to  puni|>  out  y  water  >\:  keep  y  pit  dry  for 
y  workmen.  A:  so  ■  pit  was  iligged  to  a 
•lepth  of  one  bundiei    feele. 

"  Now  ill  iiilililion  to  y"  pit  V  Capitano  caused 
to  be  made  anothir  pil  of  greater  length. 
\'  w'  pit  did  start  fiMin  y  shore  of  y  sea  A:  go 
down  to  y'  bciitom  nf  y  pil  aforesayde  in  a 
slante,  A;  y  second  slanlyngc  jill  was  small  A 
(  not  more  y"  i  feele  in  sy/.e,  A-  it  wa.s  stayed 
up  with  sionc  of  w*  v"  was  a  greate  stone 
on  v*  shore  of  v'  insula — sijiiai'c  in  shape  A 
easiiye  worlied.  i  y  last  pit  fniiii  y  •■eashore 
to  y  botlMrn  of  y'  lirsie  jiil  wii'-ii  sliiii-cordraim 
Iiy  w"  y  Capitano  liid  intend  lo  secretly 
conveye  y  sea  waters  into  y'  money  hole,  lo 
y»  inteiite  y'  no  one  sliolde  penetrate  lo  it  uii- 
lesse  he  kiieui?  y'  sei  ret  (if  y*  draine.  Hut 
y  waters  of  y  si-a  w<-i-e  not  li  I  io  penetrate  inio 
V"  money  holes  untlly  la-t.  A  agatcway  of  stone 
&  wood  was  constructed  under  y  ".ea  at  t  dis- 
tance from  y  shore  ill  dci>tli  of  six  feele  of 
water,  by  w''  y  sea  water  could  cuter.  So 
y'deplh  of  y  "money  hole  was  one  hundred 
fccte,  A  it  was  at  tlie'west  viile  nf  y  bowlder  A 
y"  paliiia  tree,  one  liundred  feele  from  y  west 
end  of  y'  insula,  &  y  draine  ilid  starle  from 
y*  sea  shore  at  a  pointc  du  weste  and  run  down 
circaoiic  hundred  feele  to  y  bottom  ofy  money 


hole,  it  tliuR  y  jireparationes  for  y'  spolia  were 
made  by  y  t'apitano. 

"  Now  y  spolia  itself  was  all  contained  in 
oaken  boxes  with  hoopes  of  iron,  w'  oaken  box 
es  weresnialle  soy'lhey  inighl  be  lyfted  wilh 
out  too  much  effort  by  one  or  two  men,  iV  these 
were  ready  lo  he  |>laced  In  y  reccplacuhim  A 
lhe.se  were  all  brought  in  safely  to  y  shore  from 
y  shippe,  A  the  palina  tree  did  overhangoy  pil 
with  iU  brani'he^  A  folia,  A  il  was  so  thereupon 
one  of  these  overhanging  branches  y  Ca|>ilano 
did  cause  a  wheel  lo  be  lixed  over  y  w'  a  line 
was  slung  A:  so  y"  oaken  boxes  of  y  spolia  were 
loweted  down  iii  safetyc  to  y  bottom  of  y'  pit, 
A:  when  y  men  did  labor  at  y"  laske  of  lower- 
inge  y  boxes,  v  Cniiitano  fearing  lest  passingu 
sliippes  shoulil  observe  y  work  ilid  cause  his 
sliippc  lo  cruise  about  y  insula,  w'  shipiHi  did 
capmre  A:  burn  one  vessel  y'  came  too  nigh,  be- 
sides chasinge  awaye  diverse  others  in  terrorc, 
A:  lluis  y,  worke  proceeded. 

"  The  oaken  Im.xes  conlaiuiuge  y  spolia  were 
then  all  lowered  into  y  [lit,  at  y  bottiiiii  of  w'a 
chamber  had  been  made,  y  area  of  w'  was 
twelve  feet  sipiare.  A:  y  height  thereof  six  feet, 
which  cliamljer  was  well  nigh  tilled  with 
y  spolia.  V'  Capitano  did  then  open  y  sluice 
upon  w'  y  waters  of  y  sea  poured  into  y  pit  A 
rose  within  y*  pit  lo  circa  thirty  f^ct  from  y 
mouth  thereof,  for  y'  pit  was  digged  one  hun- 
dred feel  from  v'  top  of  y  insula  A:  pcntralcd 
circa  scventye  feet  below  y  sea  water.  So  when 
y  sluice  was  opened  y  sea  water  did  thus  pimr 
in.  After  w'y  Capitano  did  give  word  to  throw 
in  y  earth  into  y  pit  w"  y  workmen  iiroceeilcd 
lo  perform,  A  as  they  threw  in  y  earth  y  water 
rose  higher  till  v  water  was  ail  driven  out  A; 
y  pit  was  tilled  altogether  with  y,  earth  in  a 
solid  massa.  .\ow  of  y  men  y  laliored  at  y 
pit  all  were  jirisoneres  capliv  in  y  galloiii- 
w'  prisoneres  y  I  'apitano  did  give  orilers  to  slay 
aty  mouth  ofy  pit,  whereof  lliere  were  nine 
le«n,  all  of  whom  were  triiciilate  A:  butchered  at 
y,  conclusion  of  y  task  of  tilling  in  y  pi;  up  to 
four  feet  from  y"  top,  A:  here  in  y  month  of 
y  pit  were  their  bodies  thrown.  A:  overy  bodies 
there  was  thrown  eurlli,  it  over  y  earth  a  plat- 
form of  stout  limliers,  side  by  side,  A:  over  these 
was  y  earth  laid  smooth  A  even  with  y  bui- 
I'oundingearlli,  A:  y  Capitano  did  cause  moss  to 
be  brought  A:  stones  A:  trunks  of  smull  trees  A 
brush  v  w'  he  caused  lo  be  placed  on  y  sur- 
face of  y  earth  over  y'  month  of  y  pit  lo  y  in- 
tent y'  it  might  liav(^  y  appearance  of  nalura, 
w'  ii  did  ill  very  deed  have  so  iniu-h  y'  no 
slianger  could  iniagin  lo  liiniH-ll  the  work 
y'  had  been  done  benealhe. 

"  Y"' inlenlion  of  y  Ca|iilano  in  thus  lelliiig 
iu  y  ,-ea  walir  was  to  iiialse  it  iin|u)ssiblc  for 
any  one  to  lie  alili'  lo  cxliiimane  y'  -polia.  for  no 
one  woulii  know-  ab«uit  y*  sluice  A  y  ailenipt  to 
dig  down  lo  y  sp.ilia  would  be  vain  so  long  as 
y  sea  water  should  |'our  in.  A'  y  inti'iiliou  was 
to  go  away  Willi  y  crew  whom  he  diil  bring,  A 
afterward  return  with  another  A  smaller  num- 
ber, among  whom  such  a  divisio  nf  y  spolia 
might  be  made  .so  as  lo  leave  a  larger  proporlio 
for  each  man. 

"  Tims  y  spolia  was  deposited  in  y  rcccpta 
ciilum  at  y  bottom  of  y-  pil  A  was  guarded  by 
y  sea  water  w'  v*  Capitano  had  let  in  A-  y  mark's 
of  y  work  had  been  oblitcrata  accoriliiig  as  has 
been  sayde,  A  y  pri.soners  lo  y  nuniere  of  nine- 
teen had  been  slaughtered  at  y  mouth  of  y  pit, 
A:  now  after  these  things  were  ended  y  Capitano 
prepared  to  depart  iV:  y  last  actio  "w'  he   did 
perform  was  y  co!"il!agralio  of  y'  gallonc  w'  was 
iniriied  A  destroyed.  A'  then  lliey  look  up  their 
dcpartura  from  y  insula  vV:  sailed  fory  Atlantic 
{but  y  indignalio  A-  vengcfullc  furia  of   Heaven 
j  did  pursue  it  y'  a  seiics  of  slorins  iV   horribiles 
!  tcinpcsialcs  w' drave  y' shippe  on   y'  coast  of 
I  Morocco.     Mere    y,    t'apilano   A    one    half   of 
iy.  |.]-,.vv  dill  perish  it  y  other  half  werearrestate 
A-    made   capti\i    A    slaves   lo  y  Moors,  A  as 
^laves  all  did  live  till  dcalli,  wild  y'  exceplio  of 
one  man,  to  wit,  y  seaiiKiii  Cliirke.   Which  sea- 
1  man  Clarke  being  once  I;ikcii  I'v  his  master  In  a 
I  seaport  town  did  siiccecde  wnnderfiillye  in  inaU- 
i  inge  good  his  eseapado  A  reached  v'  o|tcn  sea  in 
a  liiial  where   In,'    was  pycki-il  up  by  an  Kngli«li 
tsliippi'   of  war,     .\fter  this  hi-  served  among 
!y  Knglish  for  ■■  ,no  years  A   afleiwards  lie  be 
;  came  a  buccaniie,    >,  A  while   thus  serving  lii^ 
'shippe  was  capta  b_\  a  Spanyshe  frigate,  A  as  a 
prisoner  he  came  into  my  way. 
I      "  And  Ibis  sloria  I  have  tlioinilit  good  ;'iiisto 
set  down  A  I  hope  y  you  will  inarke  well  these 
]  wordes   A-   servare  y   docuineiitiim    lo  y  end 
y' if  advcrsitns  should  .-issnil    you   y  may  be  a 
Iresource.    For  iu  y  event  of  exilium  or  contls- 


ctttes  of  your  eslalc  you  may  redecir.  yourself 
from  poverty  by  searching  for " 

Here  the  manuscript  ended,  and  just  at  this 
poini  the  unlinished  sentence  was  cunipleled  io 
the  last  leaf  of  the  original  manuscript,  which 
Ilenslowe  had  llrsi  fecii,  in  the  words  "the 
spolia,  " 

This  newly  found  portion  consisted  of  six 
pages  on  three  leaves,  and  anioontcd  In  about 
as  much  us  the  la-l,  the  writing  being  about 
an  average  of  lliirly  seven  lines  lo  a  ]mge.  And 
llius  the  vhole  manuscript  when  now  put  to- 
gether amoi'iiled  lo  thirteen  pages. 


CHAPTEH  XI. 

KEBVI.TS. 

It  is  impossible  to  describe  the  intense  ex- 
cilement  that  tilled  the  breast  of  Ta!icred,  as 
he  looki'd  over  the  pages  of  the  manusciipt 
which  he  had  found  so  unexpectedly,  and 
which  accorded  so  wonderfully  wilh  llie 
j  otlii-r  iiagcs  which  lie  had  brought  with 
j  him.  They  were  parts  of  one  manuscript, 
and  all  had  been  written  by  the  same  haiul 
at  the  same  time.  Tiny  aKo  contained  the 
full  revelation  of  all  ihat  he  hud  so  longed  to 
know,  ilescendiiig  into  a  most  minute  eminicra- 
tioii  of  particulais,  and  diseriliing  with  almost 
luiinfiil  claboialiijii  all  the  cljuruclerlstic  feat- 
ures of  the  hiding-iilai'c  nf  Ihe  treiuiure.  The 
tirsl  night  after  this  ili«envery,  the  treasure 
drove  oul  every  iitlnr  thnugiil.  lie  iliil  not 
close  his  eyes  llml  night,  imr  did  he  think  of 
anything  else  in  the  world  than  Ihat  manuscript, 
which  he  now  continued  to  study  w  ith  a  devour- 
ing eagerness  and  self-absorpiion  lliat  he  had 
never  felt  before. 

The  next  thing  to  do,  howen-r.  was  lo  com- 
municalc  wilh  (iarth.  To  do  so  bv  letter 
would  be  tedious;  and  then  again  be  wTslied  lo 
show  him  llie  precious  leaves,  but  was  unwill- 
ing to  trust  them  In  Ihe  mail,  lie  coiild'not  go 
ill  person  lo  see  his  friend,  for  a  variety  of  rea- 
sons, ruder  these  eiicunislanccs  ihe  arrival  of 
Friiik  look  \ihice,  and  Tancred  at  once  resolved 
at  the  earliesi  oiiportiinity  lo  tell  him  the  whole 
story,  '-how  him  the  manuscript,  and  get  his 
opinion. 

On  the  I'vcning  after  this  the  oi>portiinily  oc- 
i-nrred.  Frink  had  tinishcd  some  business  with 
I.ady  l,amb"do«ne  and  Driiry  which  bad 
brought  him  to  the  estate,  anil  sought  out  Tan- 
cred for Ihe  purpose  of  spending  the  evening 
with  him,  and  learning  from  him  bow  he  was 
getting  along  in  bis  nc- ;  life  nl  Lanilsdowne. 
I  )iiriiig  this  conversation  Tapered  coinmnnieatcd 
lo  Frink  llic  wliole  story  ol  Iho  manuscript,  lo- 
gellier  w  ith  the  recent  discovery  which  he  had 
made.  I;  was  (|uiic  evident  thai  Frink  felt  as- 
lolli^lllncnt  of  no  ordinary  kind  upon  liearing 
lliis  siiiL'iilar  disclosure,  and  Ihat  his  interest  in 
the  slorv  was  as  great  us  his  astonishment.  Ho 
a-keii  'I'ancrcd  a  series  of  most  minute  questions 
referring  to  the  nioilc  in  which  be  had  flrsl 
gained  possession  nf  the  inaiiiiseri)>(.  and  how  it 
had  happened  to  conic  into  bis  fathers  hands. 
This  last  ipieslioii  Tancred  did  not  clioose  to 
answer,  for  all  hough  be  had  no  secrets  from 
Frink,  whom  he  regarded  us  his  mo.st  intimate 
friend;  yet  he  did  not  think  il  worth  while  to 
allude  to  the  relatinnsliiii  which  the  IIciislowcs 
had  with  the  I.andsdnwiies. 

"  Frink.  however,  did  not  push  this  ipiestion 
far.  He  seemed  ralher  lo  feel  curious  about  the 
way  ill  which  Tancred  could  account  for  the 
possession  of  it,  than  the  iios-cssion  itself.  He 
found  many  other  things  lo  ask  nboul,  referring 
chielly  lo  liie  siibieet  mailer  ofthc  manuscript, 
and  liie  things  spoken  of  there. 

"Well.  Ilenslowe,"  said  he  at  length,  "I'll 
be  iLiiigcd  if  I  don'l  think  Ihat  there  may  bo 
somelliiiig  in  this,  niily  I'm  not  llie  sinl  of  fel- 
low lo  make  up  my  mind  at  once.  I  should  like 
to  sUidy  this  over  iicirc  carefully,  and  give  it  all 
a  thorough  overhauling.  Y'ou  sec  it's  such  an 
uniisnal  sort  of  a  thing  ihat  a  fellow  don't  feel 
exactly  like  believing  il  all  at  once.  The  ireasure 
spoken  of  here  is  sonictliing  so  enormous  that  it 
ii-ads  like  the  rceord  of  some  drei  m,  and  not 
like  actual  fact.  What  are  you  doing  vilh  these? 
Can  yon  spare  lliein  for  :i  day  or  so,  an<l  let  mo 
overhaul  tlieni'? " 

".lust  what  I  should  like  you  to  do  of  all 
things,  "  said  Tancred.  "  I  want  to  get  the  rc- 
siill  of  annlhcr  piTsnii's  cxaminalion.  You  see 
I've  been  working  at  it  so  long  thai  I've  got 
into  a  sort  of  groove,  and  can't  get  out  of  it,  but 
you  will  be  ficsli  at  the  work,  and  may  see  some- 
li.iiig  new  in  it." 


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Frink,  lUeri'iipon,  took  siwiiy  tho  pn  icru,  and, 
«9  hp  liail  snid,  i^nvo  llicm  n  most  cu' jfiil  exam 
inalion,  wliile 'faiicnd  imuilcd  llic  result  with 
considi'iiiblc  impalieiUTimil  luijuriu'ss.  Friiik's 
disposilion  WHS  slow  iind  cmitiDiis;  lie  was  not 
a  man  to  liu  (liiiwii  out  of  his  usual  delihvratv 
mode  of  action  by  any  sudden  ciileipriz.e,  and 
•o  several  days  passed  licrori'  he  a>;ain  alluded 
to  tho  manus'eiipt.  At  the  end  of  tiiat  time  he 
onec  more  a))peared  at  Tancrcd's  room,  bringing 
the  papers  with  him. 

"Well,"  said  Tancred,  "  you've  looked  them 
over,  luive  vo\i?" 

"  I  have,''  said  Frink. 

"And  what's  your  opinion? " 

Frink  placed  the  maiinscriin  carefully  on  the 
table,  and  looked  earnestly  at  Tancred. 

"  You,  yourself,''  said  he.  "  of  course  believe 
in  this." 

"Slost  ccrtaiidy." 

"And  if  I  didn't  believe  in  it,  my  unbelief 
wouldn't  afTect  yon  at  all." 

"Certainly  not;  my  mind's  altogether  made 
up.     I  believe  in  that  "most  implicitly.  " 

"  Well,"  saic'  Frink,  "  so  do  I." 

"  Oh,  you  do,  do  you?  Why,  I  didn't  know 
but  tliat  "you  liad  formed  some"  susiiicion  as  to 
its  aniheuticily." 

"Oh  no;  the  fact  is,  it  needs  but  a  very 
Blight  examination  to  show  that  it  must  be  a 
b»na  fdf  document,  and  exactly  what  It  pro 
fesses  to  be.  1  slionld  like  to  tiiid  out  something 
more  though,  tan  you  tell  nie  whether  your 
Hcnslowe  portion  of  the  inanuscrip'  ';ver  fell 
Into  any  oilier  hands  outside  of  your  ^/ivn  fami 
ly,  or  whether  any  one  else  knows  about  it? 
This  is  a  matter  of  some  importance." 

"Oh.  I'm  certain,"  said  Tancred.  "  that  no 
one  outside  of  our  family  knows  anything  about 
it." 

"Well,  that  Ib  an  important  thing."  said 
Frink,  "for,  alllKJUgh,  there  is  no  mention  of 
the  place  of  burial  in  the  Ileuslowc'  porlion,  slill 
its  just  as  well  that  no  one  should  know  that 
there  is  such  a  manuscript  in  existence  at  all. 
Now  as  to  the  last  half,  this  Landsdowne 
portion,  we  may  be  .sure  lliat  this  is  absolutely 
unknown.  It  iiiust  have  been  lying  here,  packecl 
away  for  very  many  years,  lis  e.vistence  can- 
not even  have  been  suspected.  It  was  oidy  by  the 
merest  accident  that  you  made  this  discovery; 
coiiseipiently  we  are'  safe  in  considering  our- 
selves to  bo  the  only  living  persons  wlio  know 
anything  about  the  .secret  revealed  here." 

"  That  must  be  so,"  said  Tancred. 

"Well,"  said  Frink,  "thero  is  still  anotlier 
thing  to  be  considcTcd,  and  that  is,  whether  this 
trea-sure  has  ever  been  discovered." 

"Tlie  very  tiling  that  1  lia.e  often  thought 
of,"  said  Tancred. 

"  It  is  possible,"  said  Frink.  "  that  this  trcas 
urc  lias  been  found  by  some  of  the  family.  Von 
«ee  how  the  papers  have  been  studied  over? " 

"  'Ves." 

"Well,  some  one  has  been  studying  this  up 
before  you,  and  may  have  got  the  money." 

"Well,"  said  Tancred,  "it  certainly  is  pos 
sible,  but  tlicrc  won!'  Ije  p  sure  way  of  llnding 
out  whellicr  a  Landsdowne  ever  got" it  or  not." 

"How?" 

"  W!iy,  by  llnding  out  whether  anv  Lands- 
downe lias  ever  got  rich  suddenly.  Now  that 
fiuesti(m  I  am  in  a  position  to  answer.  I  have 
looked  over  all  the  papers  in  the  place  nearly, 
and  have  found  that  no  Landsdowne  has  ever 
discovered  any  treasure,  nor  has  any  conneelion 
of  the  family.  There  is  no  record  of  any  one 
getting  rich.  So  I  think  .ve  may  take  it  for 
granted  that  whoever  examined  this  manuscript 
never  got  Ijeyond  the  bare  exaniinalion.  " 

"If  that  is  really  so,"  said  Frink,  "then  of 
course  we  have  the  whole  tield  open  before  us. 
And  so  the  next  ipiestion  that  arises  is  wliciher 
we  can  find  the  jilaco  or  not." 

"Why,  that's  ea.sy  enough,  isn't  it?"  said 
Tancrcci.  "  It's  all  put  down  there  plainly  in 
Mack  and  white." 

"  Ves."  said  Frink,  "it  certainly  is  very  clear, 
very  explicit,  and  very  ininnte,"  and  as  he 
spoke  he  drew  a  slip  of  jiaper  from  liis  pocket. 
"  I've  got  it  jotted  down  here,"  he  continued  as 
lie  unfolded  it,  "  the  chief  points  mentioned  in 
tho  manuscript.     Now  here  they  are  I" 

"First,  the  place  is  one  of  tlie  Lepari  Islands. 

"Secondly,  it  is  near  the  island  called  Vol- 
cano. 

'■  Thirdly,  it  is  three  leagues  to  the  west  of  it. 

"  FourSlily,  this  islet  is  called  Leonforle. 

"Fifthly,  it  is  half  a  mile  long,  and  thirty 
feet  above  the  water. 

"Sixthly,  it  is  covered  with  woods  and  under 
brush. 


"  Scvcntlily,  it  is  marked  by  a  imlmtrec  forty 
feet  liigh,  and  by  a  granite  bowlder  twelve  feet 
in  diameter. 
•  "  Kighthly,  the  trees  are  generally  beech, 

"Ninthly,  the  money  hole  must  be  found; 
and — 

"  Tenthly,  the  drain  to  let  in  the  sea  water. 

"  And  now,  my  dear  boy,  the  (piestion  is  how 
to  begin  to  go  about  it." 

'  Well,"  said  Tancred,  who  had  listened  to 
llic  above  "  points,"  as  Frink  called  them,  most 
attentively,  "  that's  what  I  call  at  once  mat  and 
logical  and  metliodical.  You  are  evidenlly  'in- 
tended by  iiatue  for  a  solicitor,  or  something 
of  that  sort.  All  tho.se  points  of  yours  are  clear 
enough  in  my  own  mind,  but  I  should  never 
take  the  trouble  to  sum  them  up  in  that  fashion, 
and  certainly  not  to  write  llieiii  all  out.' 

'■  Well,  Ihut's  my  wav,"  said  Frink.  "Tliey 
say  it's  a  sign  that  a  fellow's  going  to  be  an  olll 
bachelor.  But  never  mind.  Have  you  thought 
about  what  vou're  going  to  do? ' 

"  Do?    W'hy.seek  after  it.  " 

"  Hut  how?    You  can't  go  alone." 

"  Oh,  no;  there's  n  friend  of  mine." 

"  Who?" 

"  Oarth." 

"Garth.  H'm.  Oh,  yes;  I've  heard  you 
speak  about  him.     But  will  two  be  enough?'' 

"  No,  1  should  hardly  Ihiuk  so;  but  I  haven't 
arranged  those  minor  delaiis  yet," 

"  Well,  you'll  have  to  havet!iree  at  lea.st.  ttn<l 
so,  since  it  must  be,  why,  1  inijdit  as  well  be 
number 'liree  as  anv  one  else;  an  I  .so " 

"What  I"  cried 'I'anered.     "Von?" 

"  Of  course." 

"  llow  can  yon  leave  your  business?" 

"liusinessV  Why,  man.  this  will  be  a  busi 
ness  that  may  yield  more  in  one  month  than 
my  |iraeli(e  would  give  me  in  a  lifetime." 

"True,"  said  Tanei'^1;  "but  I  didn't  think 
you  were  the  sor'.  oi  man  to  go  oil  on  an  affair 
of  this  kind." 

It  seemed,  however,  that  Tancred  had  been 
mislaken,  and  that  Frink  was  resolved  upon 
being  one  of  the  party. 


CllAl'TElt   XII. 

r  II  E    W  A  11  N  I  N  O  . 

Tanciied  was  not  able  to  keep  his  secret  long 
concealed  from  Lucy.  She  herself  marked 
some  unusual  elation  In  his  manner,  combined 
with  myslerj-.  and  gave  him  no  peace  till  she 
hail  made  him  tell  her  all.  Nor  was  Tancred 
unwilling  to  reveal.  The  only  objei'lioii  wliir-h 
he  had  to  lell  licr.  lay  in  the  feartliat  she  niighl 
regard  it  alias  visionary,  and  think  him  wanting 
ill  devotion  to  her  if  he  went  on  so  wild  an 
errand,  lie  found  his  fear  jiisl  and  well 
founded.  Lucy  did.  indeed,  regard  it  as  vision- 
ary, and  could  not  bring  herself  to  consent  to 
listen  to  any  of  Tancred's  arguments  about  the 
aiithenlicily  of  the  manuscrijit,  in-  the  actual  ex- 
istence of  the  treasure.  In  fact,  her  reee|)lioii 
of  his  intelligence  wiis  at  onec  most  embarrass- 
ing, while  at  the  same  time,  in  one  way  most 
charming. 

For,  as  she  listcneil,  her  face  evinced  many 
varying  emotions  of  surprise,  alarm,  apprehen- 
sion, dismay,  and  displeasure,  until  at  length, 
even  in  the  midst  of  his  eloquent  descriptions  of 
the  treasure,  she  burst  into  a  Hood  of  tears. 

Tancred  stopped  short. 

"  What's  the  matter?"  he  asked,  in  eonsterna 
tioii, 

"  You're  going  to  leave  me!"  she  siijhed, 

"  Why,  my  darling  Lucy!     Is  that  it?" 

Lucy  said  nolhlng.  Her  tears  flowed  faster, 
Tancred  took  her  in  his  arms,  and  tried  to 
soothe  her,  but  she  moved  away. 

"  Vou're  going  to  leave  me,"  said  she,  "  on  a 
wild  and  foolish  errand,  and  I  shall  never  see 
you  again.  And  iii.iv.  when  everything  here  is 
so  nice,  and  everybody  likes  you  so.  and  we  see 
so  much  of  one  another,  and  j'ou  iiretend  to  be 
fond  of  me.  and  1  don't  believe  you  care  for 
me  one  bit." 

At  this  incoherent  speech,  which  yet  showed 
clearly  to  Tancred  how  completely  her  heart 
was  in  his  keeiiing.  he  did  not  know  what  to 
say.  lie,  therefore,  said  nothing  in  particular, 
bill  contented  himself  in  doing  what  most  young 
fellows  would  have  diaie  in  his  |)lace — that  is, 
he  toiik  her  in  his  arms  caressingly,  and  iniir 
muriKl  in  her  ear  all  sorts  of  endearing  words, 
Thes<i  at  length  reduced  Lucy  to  a  slate  of  com- 
parative calm,  so  that  she  was  able  to  overcome 
her  excitement,  and  express  herself  more  clearly. 

"  Now  promise,"  said  she. 

"  What?" 


"Promise  that  you'll  not  think  any  moro 
about  this  miserable  miinuscript." 

"  Hut,  my  ilearest  Lucy,  only  let  me  speak." 

"I  iiosi'ively  refuse  to  hear  anything  about 
this,  you  naiiglity  boy.  " 

"  lint  1  must  explain;  you'll  listen,  won't  you, 
now— just  a  little?  and  then  I  promise  to  do 
anylliing  you  wish." 

■  Well,  then,  on  tho.se  conditions  I'll  listen.  " 
said  Lucy,  in  a  moUillcd  tone  and  gracious  man- 
ner. 

I'poii  this,  Tancred  proceeded  to  explain  to 
her  his  own  |>articular  |irivate  circumslances, 
reminding  her  of  her  own  great  wealth,  and 
showing  her  how  his  poverty  made  their  re- 
spective iHisitions  too  uneipial. 

"  I'm  sure,"  said  she,  "  1  don't  see  the  use  of 
Ihiiiking  so  much  about  money." 

"  Well,  voii  know,  darling.  I  don't;  it's  your 
friends— it's  the  world  at  large." 

"  Itut  I'm  sure  1  don't  care  for  the  world  at 
large. " 

"  Ah,  ves  you  do!  you  wouldn't  like  me  to  he 
called  a  foririnehunter.'' 

"Hut  you  wouldn't  be;  and  why  should  we 
care  for  what  ill  natured  people  might  say? " 

"  Well,  but  ill  any  case,  I  never  could  get 
you." 

"  I'm  sure  1  don't  see  wliv  not,"  said  Lucy, 
sofllv, 

'Sour  mamma  aiKl  uncle  would  never  con- 
.sent," 

■  llow  do  you  know  that,  sir?" 

"  Oh,  I'm  sure  of  it!  They  don't  suspect  me 
even  now.  They  would  accuse  me  of  a  breach 
of  faith,  if  Ihevknew  how  things  were." 

"Well,  but  "if  they  didn't  like  it.  why  did 
they  liriiig  you  here?  and  why  do  'hey  allow 
yoii  to  sec  so  much  of  me?" 

"I'm  sure  I  don't  know;  but  I  believe  they 
never  siisiiect  that  I  would  dare  to  raise  my  eyes 
to  yi>ii,  riiev  iliiiik  I  am  a  man  of  honor,  tind 
would  not  violate  the  coiilidence  they  put  ill  me  by 
seeking  ycpur  love,  my  own  darling.  Ami  so,  you 
see,  my  sweet  little  jiet,  I'm  in  an  awfully  false 
position;  and  I  feel,  in  some  siirl,  as  though  I'm 
violating  .some  agreement,  only  it's  nothing  of 
the  sort.  Hut,  at  any  rate,  I  shouldn't  ilare  to 
let  them  know  how  it  is.  for  fear  of  being 
driven  out  of  this.  So.  you  see,  there  il  is. 
This  can't  go  on  forever.  I'm  afraid  to  ask 
them  for  you;  and  the  only  thing  that  seems 
open  for  me  to  do  is  to  try  and  do  sometliing 
that  may  le.s.sen  the  distance  belween  us.  Now, 
if  there  Is  nothing  in  this,  as  you  say,  why,  I'll 
soon  llnd  out.  and  there'll  be  no  harm  ilonc; 
while,  on  the  other  hand,  if  there  is  a  treas- 
ure, and  1  can  get  il.  wliv,  then,  my  darling,  I 
can  hi>petowiii  you— with  their  consent,  if  I 
can.  but  if  not,  why,  then,  without  it." 

Tancred  went  on  in  this  .strain  at  some  length, 
explaining  to  Lucy  all  his  motives,  until,  at 
leuglh,  hcrobjeclionsto  the  scheme  grew  gradu- 
ally weaker  and  she  began  to  acquiesce  in  it, 
and.  at  length,  to  concede,  that,  under  present 
circumstances,  it  was  one  of  the  best  things 
that  could  be  done.  She  now  began  to  take 
some  interest  in  the  plan  itself,  and  question  him 
about  the  way  in  which  he  intended  to  carry  il  ♦ 
out. 

"Well,  then,"  said  he,  "my  intention  is  to 
have  as  few  with  me  as  possible.  In  fact,  tlircc. 
1  think,  will  be  the  number.  It  won't  do  to 
have  any  servants  or  emploves.  We  must  be 
all  equal  parlners — all  going  equal  .shares. 
Now,  with  me  I  intend  to  associate  twt.  intimate 
friends,  men  whom  I  know  and  trust,  and 
whom  I  have  alreadv  communicated  with." 

"  Who  are  Ihey?"" 

"  Itiie  is  in  Liverpool.     His  name  is  Garth." 

"  Garth?     I  never  heard  of  the  name." 

"Of  course  not.  lie  is  a  stranger  to  you.  Hut 
he  is  one  of  the  (ln'.'st  fellows  living,  and  as  true 
as  steel." 

"  And  who  is  the  other?" 

"  The  oilier?     Will,  the  other  is  Frink," 

"Friukl"  exclaimed  Lucy,  in  a  peculiar 
voice. 

'  Yes." 

'  I'm  sorry  for  thai," 

'  1  know  yoii  don'l  allngellier  like  him,"  said 
Tancred,  "  but  he's  an  old  friend  of  mine." 

1  not  only  don't  like  him,"  siiiil  Lucy,  "  'jjl 
I  jiarliciilarlv  dislike  him,  and  1  have  reason 
to." 

'Oh.  lliopr  3l.  Why,  what  can  poor  Frink 
have  done?" 

"  Well,  in  the  first  place,  you  must  sec,"  said 
Lucy,  "that  his  position  here  is  one  of  influ 
ence.  " 

'Of  course." 
Your  coming  here  was  through  him." 


ik  ftuy  more 

t  me  speak.  " 
ytliiiig  iiboiil 

11,  won't  yon, 
'ouii'^p   to  liu 

s  111  listen," 
[riuious  nmn- 

to  oxpliiln  to 
ircuinsliuices, 
t  weiiltli,  nnil 
»(!<!  their  re- 
see  the  use  (it 
mt ;  it's  your 
■  the  world  ftt 
like  me  to  lie 

liy  should  we 
light  MiyV" 
ver  conlU  get 

,"  suid  Lticy. 

Id  never  con- 


I't  suspect  ine 
le  of  n  breiich 
were." 

it,  why  did 
do  'hey  hUow 

1  believe  they 
)  rai«e  luy  eyes 
of  honor,  lind 
ey  put  in  me  by 
Anil  so,  you 
i  uwtully  fidso 

iLsthoui;h  I'm 

['s  nothing  of 
luldn't  <lHru  to 
fear  of  beiug 
■e,  there  il  is, 

afraid  to  ask 
ing  that  8ecms 

do  something 
ecu  us.  Now, 
1  say,  why,  I'll 
0  harm  done; 
here  is  u  trcas- 
,  my  darlinp,  I 
r  consent,  if  I 
lilt  il." 

it  some  length, 
lives,  until,  at 
ne  grew  gradu- 
cquicsce  in  it, 

under  present 
lie  best   tilings 

began  to  take 
i<l(|ucHtion  him 
ideu  to  carry  it  ♦ 


intention  is  to 
In  fart,  three. 

It  wcm't  do  to 

Wr'  must  be 

ei|iiul    shares. 

lie  two  intimate 

ind    trust,   and 

■ittd  with." 

ftiiie  is  Ciarlli." 
e  immo." 
L'er  to  you.  But 
ill!?,  and  as  true 


is  Frink." 
in    a    picidiar 


like  him,"  said 
il  of  mine." 
aid  Lucy,  "  'iat 

I  liove  rcnson 

can  poor  Friuk 

must  sec,"  said 
is  one  of  inllu- 


jgb  blin.' 


OLD  GARTH. 


13 


"  I'm  sure  I'm  obli(,<.-d  to  him,  no  end.' 

"  Well,  that  shows  his  influence." 

"Oh,  I  dare  say.  He's  such  a  clever  fellow, 
that  he  has  inlluenco  whenever  he  goes." 

"Yes,  but  il  is  dillerent  here,  ilamnia  and 
Mr  Urury  are  under  his  inlluencc,  nut  because 
they  believe  him  to  lie  so  clever,  but  because 
they  arc  afraid  of  him." 

"  Afraid  of  him?" 

"  Yes." 

"  About  what';  Why,  what  can  they  possibly 
be  afraid  oft" 

"  Well,  that's  Just  what  I  don't  know,'  said 
Lucy;  "  but  it  looks  e.vactly  as  though  he  knew 
some  secret  about  lliem,  which  puts  Ihem  in  his 
power.  " 

"Oh,  come  now,"  said  'I'ancrcd,  "you  m\i«t 
be  dreaming.     Thai  sounds  likcnieri'  fancy." 

"  It's  no  I'ancv,  "  said  Lucv,  lirinly,  "  il's  the 
tiulh." 

"  Uow  do  you  know? " 

"  Well,  he  came  here  tirst  a  year  ago.  lie 
iiad  an  inlervicw  with  niaiiinia;  alter  which  '-he 
was  terribly  upset  mikI  nervous  for  a  luiiglinic." 

"  Oh,  but  that  may  have  been  accideiiliil.  ' 

"Yes,  but  he  had  an  inlervicw  wilh  Mr. 
Drnry  which  iiiad(!  Iiim  iipsel  and  nervous  luci. 
And  mamma  and  .Air.  Drury  have  lieiii  very 
dilTercnl  ever  since,  very  unea.sy  and  troulilcit. 
And  Mr.  Krink  has  ever  since  done  I'xaclly  as 
he  pleased,  and  made  them  do  llie  snuc.  And 
your  coming  here  was  all  arranged  among  Ihem 
for  some  purpose  which  I  don't  know." 

Tancrc'i  laughed. 

"Oh,  well,"  said  he,  "as  to  that.  I  rallier 
think  Frink  showed  himself  my  fiiend,  and 
I'm  sure  you  ought  lo  forgive  him,  Lucy,  for 
my  sake.  As  to  his  inlluence  over  your  niolber 
and  Mr.  nrury,  1  think,  darling,  thai  you  arc 
just  a  little  bit  fanciful.  " 

"Oh,  you  may  laugh,  but  I  cannot  help  it." 

"  You  ve  always  disliked  him,  you  know." 

"  And,  wilh  reason.  " 

"  With  rciLson'; " 

"  Yes,  you  your'clf  would  allow  it  if  I  were 
to  tell  vou  nil." 

"  Wliy,  Lucy,  you  speak  as  though  you  had 
something  awful  ii^niiii-'t  him.  " 

"  Wi'll,  Iliavc  this, 's;dd  Lucy—"  I  ovcrlienrd 
liim  once  stipulating  with  mamma,  sonielliing 
about  me.  " 

"About  you!"  exclaimed  'I'anereil.  wilh  a 
flushed  face.     "  What? " 

"  I  can'l  say,  exactly,  it  wiin  something  un- 
pleasant, though.  Ill-  irieil  lo  do  the  agreeable 
to  me,  too,  but  I  always  disliked  liiiii,  and  so — 
but  never  mind,  only  reniernbcr  this,  diin'l  Inisl 
bim;  for,  mark  my  words,  he  will  lielray  vou 
yet."  ! 

This  revelation  was  most  unpleii.-nnt  to  Tan- 
cred,  who  pressed  Lucy  lo  lell  him  more.  This, 
however,  she  was  unwilling  to  do.  Frink  was 
his  friend,  she  siud,  and  was  to  be  his  chosen 
iHimpanion,  and  she  felt  unwilling  to  ins|iire 
him  with  feelings  of  boslilily  against  that 
friend.  All  Ihal  she  wished  waslbat  he  should 
be  on  his  guard  agaiust  Frink,  and  not  trust 
him  loo  implicillv. 

The  words  of  l.ucy  produced  a  strong  cfTccl 
at  llrsl.  For  about  two  days  Tancicd  felt  hostile 
toward  him,  and  sin-picious.  lie,  aLso,  felt  a 
Jealous  resenlment  of  Frink's  earlier  allentions 
to  Liny.  Hut  Frink  took  no  notice  of  'I'ancred's 
coolness.  After  the  8ec<ind  or  lliird  day  the 
hostile  feelings  began  lo  pa.ss  away,  and  at  last, 
'rancred,  who  was  incapable  of  bearing  malice, 
not  only  resumed  his  old  friendliness,  but  for- 
got all  iibout  Lucy's  warning. 


CHAl'TEK  XIII. 

TUB  vov.\or.  OK  nil;  ai)VI-:.\ti:ueiis. 

It  rcmaineil  now  to  make  the  needful  prep.ira 
lions  for  the  expi'dition.  Kverylhing  had  been 
already  communicated  lo  Old  (iarib  who  ex 
pressed  the  utmost  delight  at  the  inlelligence, 
and  at  once  proceeded  lo  Ibiiik  over  the  best 
plan  of  action.  Tin' ailveiil  of  Frink  upon  Ihc 
scene  led  tosome  (pii'stionon  Oarlb'sparl  wbich 
Tancrcd  responded  lo  in  the  fullest  manner. 
'riie  feelniiis  which  Tancrcd  had  for  l'"riiik  were 
however,  Jiy  no  means  shared  by  Garlh.  and  he 
did  not  ap|iear  lo  regard  Ibis  new  addition  wilh 
any  iMirlicular  enlhusiasiu. 

"  Well,"  said  he,  "  1  supimsc  I'll  have  lo  take 
your  word  for  it,  Hcnslowe.  Appearances  are 
certainly  against  him,  and  I  don't  trust  him,  but 
siiu'i^  you  giianmlce  his  good  failli,  why.  It's  all 
right,  I  suppose," 

This  wuruiug  of  Garth's  was  given  in  a  care- 


less, off-handed  manner,  and  was  received  with 
a  laugh  by  Tancrci!. 

And  n»w  came  Ihepreparalions.  Tliese  were 
of  no  common  kind,  and  Old  Garth  bore  I  he 
chief  part  in  them.  A  mulliplicily  of  lilllc  de 
tails  had  to  be  alteuded  to,  and  a  large  number 
of  minute  arliclcs|irepare(l,  whicli  were  suggest- 
ed through  Ihe  large  experience  of  (farlli. 
First  of  all  llicy  had  to  procure  a  vessel  for 
Ihemselves,  and  a  vessel  of  Ihe  right  sort. 
They  found  .some  <lilllcultv  in  inocuring 
one  which  was  suilable.  At  lenglli,  however, 
Ihey  found  a  scliooner  yacht  which  had  be- 
longed to  a  nobleman  who  had  now  no  more 
occasion  to  use  her.  and  had  olTered  her  for 
sale.  She  was  in  llrsl-rale  condilion,  ami  had 
everytliing  coniplelc,  and  Ihey  bought  her  at 
once,  I' poll  testing  her  sailing  powers,  Ihey 
found  her  lo  be  cvervlbing  that  was  desirable. 
Hlic  had  a  roomy  anil  luxurious  cabin  aft,  while 
forward  there  were  the  seamen's  ijUarters  in 
wbich  they  hoped  lo  be  able  lo  de].iosit  tlicir 
Iriasurc,  if  they  succeedc.l  in  gelling  il.  For 
Ihe  present,  however,  Ihey  ii.sed  il  as  a  place  of 
deposit  for  tlicir  cargo. 

This  cargo  eonsisled  of  a  miscellaneous  assort- 
ment of  everytliing  likely  lo  lie  u.scful  in  such 
an  expedilion  us  liieirs.  First  of  all  Ihey  look 
cure  to  store  up  plenty  of  provisions.  For  it 
was  their  inlenlioii  to  lake  up  Iheir  abode  on  the 
island,  and  not  move  from  il  nnlil  they  had 
gained  or  lost  the  prize.  Accordingly,  Ihev 
bought  barrels  of  ship  liroad,  logelher  wilh 
cheeses,  and  hams,  and  .lotatocs,  aiui  all  other 
ship  stoics  in  common  use.  About  the  lux- 
uries or  superlluilies  of  life  they  gave  Ihem- 
selves  but  lillle  trouble,  since  they  were  all  pre 
pared  lo  rough  it  lo  any  extent,  "In  addition  to 
provisions  ami  Ihe  ordinary  ship  .stores,  they 
had  to  make  extraordinary  preparations  for  Ihe 
necessities  which  were  peculiar  to  their  present 
errand.     Nuchas; 

IJope  ill  abundance,  and  of  many  sizes,  so  as 
to  hoist  and  lower  up  and  down  from  Ihe  liole 
which  Ihey  might  dig. 

Pulleys  and  blocks  of  various  sizes,  which 
were  lo"l)e  made  use  of  in  Ihe  same  way. 

I'ickaxes  of  various  sizes. 

Shovels  of  various  kinds. 

Axes  wilh  which  lo  cut  down  the  trees,  so  as 
to  oliliiin  limber  for  slaying  Ihe  sides  of  Ihe  pit. 

.Vblacksmilh'sconiplele  apparaliis,  consisting 
of  anvil,  hammers,  and  bellows,  together  wilh 
slack  coal,  wilh  wliicli  to  do  any  iron  work  that 
might  be  needed. 

A  supply  of  boards  and  planks  of  dilTcrcut 
sizes. 

A  set  of  carpenters  tools. 

A  medicini:  chest. 

A  large  supply  of  clolliing  of  all  sorts,  to 
serve  them  in  case  of  the  wear  and  tear  of  their 
own  while  laboring  in  ihe  pit. 

Together  wilh  many  more,  loo  numerous  lo 
mention. 

liiii  the  thing  to  which  Gai  111  attached  tlie 
mn«i  iniiiorlance  was  a  small  sleam-engine, 
which,  ihoiigli  at  the  present  day  il  would  seem 
clumsy  anil  ill  contrived,  was.  nevertheless,  at 
this  lime  a  marvel  of  neatness  and  ingenuity. 
It  could  be  taken  to  pieces  and  put  up  umiiii 
withiiut  any  very  great  trouble,  and  (■oulil  be 
used  cither  lo  haul  up  weights,  such  as  vessels 
of  earth  and  mini,  or  eUc  for  liie  purpose  of 
jiiiniping.  .Now,  Garth  liini.~clf  luippeiied  lo 
understand  the  steam  engine  very  thoroughly, 
and  was  iil>o  possessed  by  nature  of  sulllcienl 
inechanical  ingiiiuily  and  skill  to  be  able  lo 
lake  this  inacliiiie  In  pieces  and  reconstruct  it 
without  aiiv  trouble  whatever.  Tancrcd  did 
not  believe  In  the  >leamengiiie  very  much.  ;inil 
as  for  Frink.  he  made  a  tew  upprccialive  le- 
luarks.  which,  however,  were  merely  comiuon. 
place  civilities,  and  only  served  lo  conceal  an 
utter  skepticism:  About  this,  however,  (larlli 
tronliled  hiniM'lf  not  in  Ilie  slightest  dcuree,  but 
ciintimied  lo  siiind  llie  praises  of  bis  wonderfiil 
engine  with  an  enthusiasm  whii-h  never  slack 
ened. 

About  a  fortnight  was  taken  up  in  making 
these  preparations,  and  at  Ihe  end  of  that  lime 
the  "  Dart."  for  such  was  the  name  of  the 
yacht,  spread  her  white  wings  and  sailed  far 
away  to  llic  ■Siutliern  Sea. 

Ail  llicse  preparulions  had  cost  much  money, 
which,  however,  had  been  raised  without  very 
much  ilillleully.  Tancrcd  had  saved  some  liuu- 
ilrcds  of  pounds.  Garth  was  tbc  owner  of  as 
much  more,  while  Frink  po.ssesscd  still  more. 
The  "chooner  had  bciii  purchased  for  a  very 
low  sum,  and  two  thousand  pounds  sterling 
more  than  covered  the  entire  expeuditnte  of  the 
three  associates. 


These  three,  Oarlli,  Tancred,  ami  Frink,  con- 
sidered Ihemselves  ijuile  sulllcient  for  all  the 
purposes  thai  lay  licforc  '  in,  whether  of  navi- 
gation on  the  .«ca,  or  laboi  ii  Ihe  shore.  Garlh, 
by  viitueof  his  age  and  experience,  U'-sunied. 
wilh  the  consent  of  Ibe  others,  ihe  position  of 
caiilaiu  or  leader.  The  schooner  required  no 
larger  nunilicr,  !ii'r  rig  being  ailuptcd  to  very 
easy  .sailing.  Had  they  been  mure  luxurious  in 
llieir  tastes  or  habits  they  might  indeed  liave 
felt  the  need  of  a  cook,  liul  being  inclined  to 
rough  il,  the  ab.senee  of  thai  tiiiiclionary  gave 
none  of  Ihem  any  concern.  They  hu'.l  i  nough 
biscuit  and  coUl  meals  on  board  to  serve  them 
without  any  furlher  preparalion,  and  as  for 
drink,  Ihey  bad  laid  in  stores  of  liipiors  which 
enabled  them  lo  disjicnse  very  well  with  tea  and 
colTee. 

It  was  glorious  weather.  The  "  Dart  "  ran 
down  Ihe  channel  am!  out  across  the  Bay  of 
Biscay,  and  along  Ihe  coast  of  Spain  and  For- 
lugul,  und  inlo  the  Strailsof  Gibraltar.  A  fair 
wind  bore  Ihem  swiflly  along  under  blue  .skies 
and  over  sparkling  seas.  Tlit  air  and  Ihe  sur- 
rnundiiig  scenes  served  lo  in>|iire  iIriii  idl  and 
till  Ihem  Hith  hope.  Day  after  day  passed  on 
that  bright  voyage,  and  still  Ihe  "'Dart  "  sped 
over  the  waters. 

All  were  full  of  hope  und  conlldence.  though 
each  one  avowed  his  feelings  in  a  way  which  wan 
charaelerislic.  and  in  accordance  wilh  his  own 
private  character  and  purpo.'-es  in  life.  Garth 
was  full  of  his  projei  Is  about  a  Sicilian  Ke- 
liublic.  His  presenl  ailvenlure  was  only  a 
means  to  an  end.  Il  was  an  undertaking,  which, 
if  successful,  would  enable  bim  to  lling  himself 
inlo  the  htart  of  Sicily,  and  rally  round  liim 
among  the  Sicilian  .Mounluins  a  band  of  brave 
dcsiicradoes  to  the  war-cry  of  Liberty  and  thu 
Kcpublic.  'I'licn  should  fiurlli  feel  I  hill  he  had 
not  lived  in  vain,  und  iniiihl  hope  lo  accomplish 
something  before  he  died.  On  Ihc  oilier  hand, ' 
if  he  failed,  he  liad  made  np*liis  mind  lo  buy 
out  from  Tancrcd  and  Frink  their  shares  in  Ihe 
"Dart,"  and  use  her  for  the  benctit  of  the  Si- 
cilian Hepublic  in  some  way  or  olher  to  beaftcr- 
tcrward  decided  upon. 

Tanercil,  on  the  other  hand,  was  as  full  of 
hope  ns  Garlh.  but  bis  hopes  all  pointed  to  a 
very  dilTercnt  objccl.  His  hn|K's  all  turned  to- 
ward Lucy.  For  her  he  wu«  risking  everything. 
If  successful,  he  wascertainof  winning  her,  but 
if  he  failed,  he  was  in  danger  of  losing' her.  Of 
failure,  bow  ever,  he  did  not  choose  lo  think, 
bill  persisted  in  hoping  for  llie  best,  and  ill  al 
lowing  bis  iniaginalion  to  dwell  fondly  upon 
that  bright  day  in  the  futiire,  when,  coming 
back  crowned  with  success,  be  might  once  more 
meet  his  love  and  cliiini  her  for  his  own. 

As  for  Frink,  be  was  diirerenl  from  cither. 
He  talked  iniessantly.  but  not  -o  much  as  the 
other-  about  the  treusiire.  ICithcr  hi-niind  was 
not  Ml  much  oc(  upicd  wilh  it,  or  else  be  con- 
cealed his  Ihoughlsmore. 

'Ihe  relationship  of  Frink  lo  tlie  others  waa 
peculiar.  Tancred  treated  him  wilh  unfailing 
frieiidlini--i  and  eordiulity,  seeming  always  to 
feel  lliut  Frink  was  his  old  friend  and  school- 
male,  and  lo  have  iilterly  forgoltcn  Ihe  warning 
of  Lucy.  With  Garth,  however,  il  was  diller- 
eiil.  'i'bere  was  a  reserve  in  his  manner  toward 
Frink  that  nothing  could  h'sscn.  The  rcconi- 
mendaliiin  of  'rancred  bud  brought  Frink  on 
board,  but  nolhing  could  Ics.'^en  (iarth's  utter 
distrust  in  the  man  and  dislike  of  him. 


t  IIAPTEH  XIV. 
-V  cnrsntKo  dis.mtointment. 

G.\nTii  bad  brought  with  him  Ihe  latest  charts 
of  the  Sicilian  and  Italian  coast,  and  Tancred 
had  brought  one  of  an  curlier  edition.  These 
churls  they  studied  most  carefully  on  the  voy- 
uge.  but  y'cl  lo  their  greiil  perplexity  they  could 
not  lind  either  in  Ihe'  latest  edition  or  in  the 
earlier  one  any  trace  of  the  little  island  of 
Lconportc.  Now,  according  lo  Ihe  manuscript, 
lliis  island  of  Lconportc  was  one  of  the  cluster, 
known  us  Ihe  Lepuri,  on  the  north  of  Sicily. 
Its  position  und  "ize  were  both  very  niinulcly 
described.  It  luy  ncur  the  island  of  Volcano, 
three  leagues  west,  und  was  about  half  .i  milo 
loiiu'.  The  dcseriplion  was  tcrtainly  us  plain, 
anil  as  intelligible  as  any  description  could  lie, 
and  the  writer  evidently  had  a  perleitly  clear 
idea  of  the  posilion  of  "the  island,  but  tbi-;  very 
singular  cireuinstance  made  it  all  ilie  stranger, 
that  no  mention  of  it  should  be  in  tiic  Admiralty 
chart. 

"  It's  queer,  "  suid  Ourlli.  "  It  isn't  often  that 


« 


II 


14 


OLD  GARTH. 


the  AdminiUy  iimke  niiy  uiiHtHkcn  in  their 
cliart.s,  cilliiT  of  oini^sinn  or  I'Diiiiiilsitiiiii,  yi't 
lieru  is  a  clour  omission." 

"Pcrli:ips  llir  IkIiiikI  lias  (iiiillti.'d  il^iclf,"  8uid 
Friuli,  Willi  a  siiiilc. 

"  And  wliiit  inuy  joii  menu  liv  llml,  prnvT" 
said  Uiirtli,  wliu   never  was  oordlul  nilli  Fiink. 

"Well,  merely  tills,"  siiid  Kriiik,  "  I  lint  the 
island  liHs  tnken  itsi'lf  ofT." 

At  tliis  dnrtli  frowned  uml  looked  llb^l^leledly 
nut  upon  the  hi;i. 

"  I  don't  \iiiile  -iliimi  yon.'  snid  Tiimrcd. 

"  Well, "  siiid  Krink,  '  I'llexpliiin.  You  know 
that  in  tliesc  sens  volennoes  «ie  very  iietivc.  It's 
tbe  midst  of  a  voleanie  reji'on.  'Fliere's  Kinn 
and  Vesuvius.  There's  iilso  Slromboli.  jNow 
all  tlieae  Lepiui  islnndH  me  of  volcanic  ori);in— 
that  is,  lliey've  Ixen  thrown  iij)  by  voleiinie 
action.  Sometiiues  iiu  island  is  thrown  up  in  ,\ 
aingle  night.  This  would  lie  all  very  well  it  it 
itood  tlicre,  but  iinforlunateiy  the  islands  some- 
time.s  go  away  a.%  (|uickly  as  tliey  eaine,  and  it 
liaa  linppened  that  just  us  you  liogan  to  u;et 
fond  of  an  island  it  has  vanisiied  out  of  your 
sight." 

"  And  you  think  llml  this  may  have  happened 
to  Leonforte,"  said  Taucred.  in  a  tone  of  vexa- 
tion. 

"Oh,  1  merely  made  tlic  suggestion.  It'sone 
way  of  accounting  for  the  nliseiiee  of  any  men- 
tion of  it  in  llie  chart.  'i"oii  see  it's  among  the 
volcanic  Lepari  Islands,  and  it  hnp|)enslo  stand 
next  to  an  island  whieli  has  the  very  ill nmeiied 
name  of  Vnleano." 

"True,"  said  Tuncred.  "  but  then  wonldn'l 
there  bo  some  mention  of  it  here  on  tlic  chart? 
Wouldn't  it  1)0  said  tliat  an  island  once  stood 
here?" 

"  Well,  yes.  I  suppose  so.  if  tlie  islauil  liad 
been  lliere'witliin  fifty  years,  and  this  lends  me 
>  to  think  tliat  it  may  linve  disa|i|)eareil  more  than 
a  century  ago,  or  perliaps  a  short  time  after  the 
treasure  was  buried,  anil  that  would  also  ae 
count  for  another  thing.  I  mean,  for  the  fuel 
that  although  several  people  have  evidently 
studied  up  this  manuscript,  no  one  has  ever 
found  the  treasure.  Perliaps  they  liave  gone  to 
seek  the  island,  and  have  never  been  able  to 
find  it   " 

"  Well,  that  certainly  is  an  enoouraging  sug- 
gestion too,"  said  Tancred.  "  It  would  be 
rather  too  bad  to  find  Hint  out.  At  any  rate  I'M 
hope  for  the  best." 

"Oh,  so  will  I  for  that  m!ltler."  said  ^'rink. 
"  I  merely  threw  tliis  out  as  an  idea  that  miglil 
have  sometliing  in  it;  but  of  course  we  must 
hunt  up  tlie  island  all  the  same.  " 

"Well,"  said  (Jarth,  "at  any  rale  tliis  dis 
poses  of  one  difflcully  that  caused  me  some 
trouble." 

"  What  was  that?' 

"Well,  1  didn't  know  but  llial  the  island 
roiglil  liave  become  inliabited  since  tlie  burial  of 
the  treasure." 

"Inhabited?  Ob,  tliere's  no  fearof  tliut.  Il's 
too  small." 

"Small!  not  a  bit  of  it.  I've  seen  .sm.aller 
islaniis  than  Leonforle  is  said  to  be,  crninmed 
with  people.  Hut  if  it  bad  been  inhabited  it 
woUid  certainly  have  been  down  on  the  chart." 

"  Well,  for  inv  i>art,  I  confess.  I'd  ratlierlind 
it  inliabited  than  not  find  it  iitlill." 

"  Oh,  I  rather  think  it's  there  somewhere." 

"  But  liow  do  you  account  foi  its  not  iH'lngoa 
the  cliart? " 

"  Well,  in  various  ways.  One  is  that  it  is  an 
artiial  mistake.  You  onn'l  expect  infallibilily, 
even  in  an  Admiralty  cliart.  nor  omniscience,  aiid 
foas  lliey  have  not  linown  about  Leonforle,  they 
have  not  si-t  It  dow  ii.  Anollier  way  of  account- 
ing for  it  is  on  the  ground  of  a  confusion  of 
names.  The  island  here  called  Vnleano  may 
be  not  the  one  now  called  Vulcano.  Perhaps 
the  snilor  Clarke  meant  Stionilxili,  where  the 
volcano  is.  Now  here  on  tliis  cbarl,  just  about 
three  leagues  from  Slromboli  there  is  a  small 
island  which  may  be  the  one." 

"  So  it  may,  " 

"  So  you  see  we  needn't  give  up  just  yet." 

"But  this  one  may  he  inliabited." 

"  So  ii  may.  That's  the  fear  I've  always 
had." 

"Wliat  can  we  do?" 

"  Well,  tl:;;t  de|H'nds  upon  the  number  of  in 
habitants  on  the  island.  If  liicre  arc  only  two 
or  three  poor  llsliermcn  or  peasants,  we  can  buy 
them  up  at  once,  and  pack  them  oiT;  but  ff 
there  arc  many  [K-ople  on  it,  I  hardly  know 
what  we  can  do.  It  will  certainly  be  hard  to 
work,  so  as  to  avoid  suspicion.  "It's  the  only 
real  difficulty  before  ui. " 


"  At  any  rate  wo  ought  to  know  soon,  for  we 
must  go  there  first  of' all,  and  find  out " 

"  Yes,  wo  ought  to  do  tliat,  for  tlu-  sake  of 
our  own  peace  of  mind." 

This  discovery  served  to  disciuiet  tlicni  .some- 
what, but  their  very  disiiuictuue  and  .sus|)ense 
only  made  them  the  more  eager  to  tiiid  out  as 
soon  as  possible.  On  entering;  the  Straits  of 
Gibraltar,  they  sailed  away  dm  east,  and  kept 
on  tills  course  for  some  days.  I  lere,  however, 
llieir  course  was  clieckcd;  tor  thcwiud,  at  llrst, 
hauled  round  and  blew  Btllfly  from  the  east, 
and  tlicy  had  to  beat  up  again.st  it.  After  this 
liitd  lasted  lor  a  day  or  two,  tlic  wind  died  out 
altogether,  and  then  came  a  calm.  Willi  such 
interruptions  and  delays  as  these,  the  "  Dart" 
coiitinue<l  on  her  way,  making,  however,  but 
little  progress,  until  at  length  the  wind  came  un 
frimi  ii  favorable  quarter,  and  the  "  Dart  ' 
onee  more  ilashed  Ihiough  the  sc  ;■«. 

At  length,  they  saw  on  the  liorizon,  the  lofty 
form  of  an  island  rising  up  peak-shaped.  Ac- 
cording to  the  observation  of  Garth,  this  island 
should  be  tliat  one  of  the  Lepari  group,  known 
as  Vulcano,  and  therefore  the  one  mentioned  in 
tlie  nianiiseript.  IJut  liere,  at  tlie  very  place 
where  the  "  Dart  "  sailed,  they  were  about 
three  leagues  olT  from  Vulcano,  and  to  the  deep 
and  bitter  disappointment  of  all.  there  was  no 
sign  whatever  of  I,eonforte,  or  of  any  island, 
islet,  sandbank,  or  anything  else  whatever. 

The  disappointment  wa.s  a  most  bitter  one; 
and  allliough  tliey  hai!  been  in  some  degree 
prepared  for  it  by  the  alisence  of  Leonforle  on 
tlie  Adniirally  chart,  yet  when  it  came  to 
till'  actual  fact,  the  "blow  was  unexpected 
and  ipiite  overwhelming.  As  the  "  Dart " 
saileii  on,  their  eyes  wandered  around,  as 
though  tliey  half  exi>ccted  to  tinil  somelliing 
somewhere  on  the  sea,  which  niiglit  alloni  a 
trace  of  Leonforte.  In  this  way  thev  sailed  on 
until  they  reaclnd  Vnleano.  ifere  Gartli  went 
iisliore.  lie  found  llie  island  inhabited,  and 
(|iie"tioned  some  flsbermen  and  some  piiesi,. 
but  found  that  no  one  had  ever  known  any- 
thing of  any  island  lying  west,  nor  had  tliere 
ever  been  any  mention  made  of  any.  So  (iarib 
ciinie  back  to  tlie  schooner. 

"  Well,"  said  he.  "there's  one  thing  more  for 
us  to  do  now." 

"  Wlint  is  that?"  asked  Tancred.  gloomily 

"Well.  vOTi  know  the  idea  I  had  that' the 
-ailor,  Clarke,  meant  by  \  iilcano  not  this  island, 
but  tlie  volcano— that  is.  Stromlioli.  So  tlie  only 
thing  now  to  do  is  to  sail  there  and  see  if  it  is  so. 
If  we  can  find  Leonforte  anywhere  it  will  be 
three  leagues  west  of  the  volcano.  " 

"  Well,  that's  our  only  eliance  now,"  said 
Tancred,  "  as  far  as  I  can  see." 

"  For  my  part,"  said  Frink,  "  1  think  it's  far 
more  likely  to  be  Slromboli.  Of  course  it  is — 
the  seaman  Clarke  meant  all  the  time  the  vol- 
cano." 

"  Well,  "  said  Gaviii,  "  we  must  make  up  our 
minds  for  a  disap|Kiintiuent.  It's  just  as  well  to 
lie  iirepareil  for  the  worst.  " 

The  "Dart"  now  came  about,  and  lieaded 
nortlieasl.  -The  wind  was  fresh,  and  she  made 
tlic  run  of  forty  miles  in  a  few  hours.  Long  be- 
fore sundown  they  came  in  sight  of  Stroniboli 
The  towering  peak  rose  up,  wltii  its  pennon  of 
smoke  floating  from  its  summit.  With  anxious 
eyes  tlie  three  adventurers  sought  all  over  the 
surface  of  the  sea  for  some  signs  of  Leonforte. 
South  of  Stroniboli  they  saw  islands  of  various 
sizes,  but  west  they  saw  nothing  but  a  wide  waste 
of  water. 


CHAPTER  XV. 
sE.*ncnrso  after  the  mishiko  island. 

Aktrii  this  second  disappointment,  the  party 
fell  into  a  profound  silence,  « liieh  was  unbroken 
foralongtiine.  At  length,  as  the  "  Dart  "contin- 
uing on  her  course  be^-^n  to  leave  Stroinlioli  1»'- 
hinilheron  her  lee,  Garth  broiiglit  her  about, 
and  headed  her  towari'  the  island. 

"  I  don't  know  w  hai  to  do  next,"  said  he, 
"  but  tliere's  no  need  cruising  about  forever,  so 
I  think  we'll  best  drop  anchor,  till  we  come  to 
some  decision." 

To  this  neither  Tancred  nor  Frink  made  anv 
reply,  but  moved  about  in  silence— doing  their 
rcs|)cclive  tasks,  as  tlic  vessel  came  about,  and 
then  seating  tliemselves  onee  more  and  looking 
out  to  sea  in  an  abstracted  way — wliicli  silence 
lasted  until,  at  length,  about  sunset,  when  Garth 
called  to  them  to  dropsail  and  let  go  the  anchor. 

"  We've  got  to  decide  to-night,"  said  Garth, 
"  all  about  our  future  movements.  " 


Tills  ho  said  as  they  seated  themselves  tutern, 
while  the  "  Dart"  swung  at  anchor, 

"  Now  I  intend  to  go  below,  and  give  a  thor- 
ougli  overhauling,  tirst  to  the  manuscript,  and 
then  to  the  chart.  " 

"  1  don't  see  the  use  of  that,"  said  Tancred, 
"we've  overliaiiled  them  both  hundreds  of 
times,  and  1,  for  my  part,  am  beginning  to  (eel 
a  little  tired  of  It  all." 

"  Well,  what  else  can  we  do?"  asked  Garth. 
"  Are  you  willing  to  give  up  now  on  the  spot, 
turn  away  here  from  this  place,  and  go  back  to 
England? " 

"  Well,  to  tell  the  truth,  I  should  hardly  like 
to  do  all  that— HO  soon." 

"  What  else  do  you  want  to  do  then?" 

"I  don't  know.  " 

"  Oh  let's  overhaul  the  manuscript  again  by 
all  means,"  said  Frink;  "  who  knows  bu'  what 
we  may  notice  something  new,  or  find  out  some 
mistake  Hint  we've  been  ninking.  " 

Willi  llicse  words  tliey  all  went  down  below, 
where  Garth  lighted  the  lamp,  and  spread  out 
the  chart  on  the  cabin  lalile.  lie  then  drew 
forth  the  well-worn  niaiiiiscript,  and  turning  to 
the  place  where  the  island  was  described,  read, 
in  a  loud  voice  and  witli  slowness  and  distinct- 
ness, the  following; 

"  Now  there  are  olT  y"  coiisles  of  Italia  &  on 
y  Northe  of  y  coastes  of  Sicilia  certayne  in- 
snhis  w'  are  called  y  Lepari,  among  y"  w'  there 
is  II  certayne  islet  witliout  iuliabitanles.  This  In- 
sula lielh  nigli  to  y  insula  called  Vulcano,  dis- 
taiii  about  i)  leagues,  v^  y'  name  by  w'  it  is 
knowen  to  y'  mnrineres  in  these  seas  Is  Leon- 
forle. y-  w'  lielh  to  y  west  of  y  insula  Vul- 
cano. And  y'  insula  is  in  length  not  more y  one 
half  mile  A  in  heigiit  above  y  sea  thirty  feeic, 
(.V  iiuicli  covercde  willi  woode  &  Ihickettes,  A  in 
y*  iiiidsl  thereof  'i'-'-"tli  u   rocke   w'  lyeth 

on  y'  sn|«'rlicies  t  ,  jiinde,  being  circular 

in  sliape  though  irregi  aire  like  a  large  bowldere 
from  y  sea,  w'  rocke  is  circa  112  fcete  in  hcighto 
A;  depllie.  A  nigh  to  y  roiinde  bowldere  ariscth 
a  palnia  tree  circa  fourly  feete  in  height.  Hut  all 
y  reiiiainiler  of  y'  insula  is  covered  with  a 
growl  lie  of  beeehen  trees.  Now  y  was  y  place 
where  y"  Capilano  made  preparationes  to  bury 
y'  spolia." 

"  It's  evident."  suiil  Oarlli,  as  he  flni.shed  it, 
"  tiiat  we  have  not  lieeii  making  any  mistake  in 
the  manuscript  llius  far,  for  liere  we  find  it 
again— three  leagues  to  tlic  west  of  the  Island  of 
Vnleano,  one  of  the  Lipiiri  Islands.  It'scvUlcnt 
also  that  there  is  now  no  such  island  here, 
wliellier  we  take  tlie  Island  Vulcano  itself,  or 
suppose  that  Slromboli  was  meant.  And  now 
there  remains  for  us  only  two  courses  opei 
One  is  to  give  up  tlie  whole  thing  as  a  Action, 
made  up  by  tlie  man  Clarke  us  a  sailor's  yar'i, 
to  humbug  llie  priisl,  or  to  give  it  i-.p  ind  go 
about  oiir  liusincss;  and  the  oilier  is  to  take  it 
as  materially  true,  but  thai  some  mistake  has 
been  made  in  stating  llie  |H>silion  of  the  Island 
Leonforte,  a  mistake  whicli  may  have  liecn  made 
by  Brother  Claudian,  especially  as  he  wrote 
from  memory  many  years  afterward.  " 

"  Hill  siip|K)se  there  has  been  suchamis'ake," 
said  Tancred,  "  what  can  be  donein  that  case?" 

"  Simply  this,  "  said  Garth,' "we  can  make 
inquiries  to  tind  out  if  there's  any  island  called 
Leonforte  among  the  Liparis.  It  don't  make 
any  difference  to  us  where  it  is,  so  long  as  it  is 
here  somewhere,  and  ;icces8iblc  to  us.  Now, 
my  plan  is  to  go  to  Palermo,  and  make  inquiries 
there." 

"  A  good  idea,  "  said  Frink. 

"Capital,"  said  Tancred.  "It  gives  us  a 
little  liopc  yet.  and  lliat  is  .sometliing." 

"  I  know  lols  of  seamen  in  Palermo,"  said 
Garlli.  "and  in  other  Sicilian  towns.  The 
most  of  the  tishermen  in  Sicily  are  good  repub- 
licans, and  belong  to  us.  They  all  know  the 
Lipari  Islands,  'rliere's  old  Paolo  Benibo,  that 
can  tell  me  exactly  what  I  want.  He's  grown 
gray  in  prow  ling  alioul  these  waters,  and,  if  he's 
.siill  ill  till'  tiesh.  I  can  learn  from  him  the  whole 
lliiiiL'.  No.v.  my  idea  is  that  it  will  be  better  for 
us  to  go  to  Palermo  withoiil  delay." 

"  Yes."  said 'I'ancred;  "that  seems  the  liest 
thing  for  us  in  our  present  situation.  If  yo.i 
know  tliese  seafaring  men  you  ought  to  bo 
able  to  find  out  everylliing  you  want.  " 

"Why.  Ilicrc  can  be  no  ipicslion  at  all  alMiut  - 
it, "  said"  Frink.     "You  speak  their  language, 
and  have  Mdvanlages   siicli  as   few    iiossess  for 
learning  all  tliat  yon  want  to  know." 

Some  further  conversation  followed,  but  the 
result  was  that  the  unanimous  resolve  was  to  go, 
as  Garth  suggested,  to  Palermo.  That  night, 
however,  they  remained  where  they  were,  anil 
as  they  were  itll  pretty  well  fatigued  with  watch- 


imsclvos  uterD, 

lior. 

iiicl  give  s  thor- 

nunuscript,  and 

'  bald  Tancred, 
1  liundrcdit  of 
L'glniimg  to  (eel 

?"  asked  Oarth. 
w  on  tbc  spot, 
and  go  back  to 

iild  hardly  like 

0  thnnt" 

script  again  by 
<iion-fi  bu*.  what 
[>r  And  out  Home 

lit  down  below, 
and  Hpread  out 
He  then  drew 
and  turning  to 
deMribcd,  read, 
i^sii  and  distinct- 

1  of  Italia  i&  on 
11a  certayno  in- 
long  y*  w»  there 
ilanles.  Thisiu- 
:d  Vulcano,  dis- 
jnic  by  w'  it  la 
ic  seas  Is  Leon- 
f  y  insula  Vul- 

not  more  y"  one 
Bca  thirty  fectc, 
:  thickelles,  v%  in 

rocke  w'  lyetU 
,  beinj;  circular 
a  large  bowtdere 

fcete  in  heighte 
IwwUlerc  ariseth 
II  height.  Hut  all 
covered  with  a 
K  y'  was  y*  place 
atioues  l"o  bury 

.s  lie  finished  it, 
g  any  mistake  in 
lierc!  we  find  it 
t  of  tlie  Island  of 
d».  It  a  evident 
cli  island  here, 
ulcano  itself,  or 
■ant.     And  now 

courses  opei 
ing  as  a  fiction , 
i  a  sailor's  yari, 
ive  it  I'.p  ir.d  go 
Iher  is  to  take  it 
luc  mistake  has 
on  of  the  Island 
have  liecn  made 
lly  as  he  wrote 
•ward." 

suchamis'ake," 
me  in  that  case?" 

we  can  make 
iny  island  called 

It  don't  make 

,  so  long  as  it  i» 

le  to  us.     Now, 

id  make  Inquiries 


It  gives  us  a 
ething." 

Piilerino,"  said 
an  towns.  The 
I'  arc  good  repub- 
icy  all  know  the 
nolo  Henibo,  that 
nil.  He's  mown 
alers,  and,  if  he's 
m  him  the  whole 
will  be  better  fur 
•lay." 

t  seems  the  licst 
iluatinn.  If  yr,.i 
■ou  ought  to  bo 
11  want.  ' 

stiun  at  all  about  - 
,  their  hingimge, 

few  ^mssrss  for 
now." 

followed,  but  the 
resolve  was  to  go, 
no.  That  niglit, 
e  they  were,  and 
igued  with  watch- 


ing and  overwork,  thoy  slept  roundly,  and  did 
not  sot  sail  for  Palermo  until  ihc  following 
morning. 

Un  reaching  Palermo,  Onrtb  went  f(,rth  In 
searcli  of  Paolo  Uembo.  This  [wrsonai^e  li  td 
once  twen  a  lisherman  by  name,  but  m  his 
oventful  life  had  dipiwd  a  little  into  privateer 
ing,  anil,  as  was  wliis|Hred,  into  piracy  .ilso. 
Kheuiniillsm,  however,  anil  old  age  had  induced 
him  to  retire  to  the  ipiiel  of  a  shore  life,  and  he 
gained  a  living  by  selling  miseellaneoiis  articles 
to  the  flshcrmen  and  suilors  of  the  port.  Garth 
found  him  without  anv  very  great  trouble,  and 
was  received  by  old  llemlio.  with  a  mixture  of 
profound  resiicct  and  heart  v  cordiality. 

Garth  was  not  much  at  ifiplonmcy,  an<l  came 
directly  to  the  [Kiinl,  pretending,  however,  that 
he  was  only  going  to  the  island  for  sport.  \ow. 
olil  Heinbo  knew  perfectly  well  that  sport  was 
only  a  pretense,  but  he  ihimght  that  Garth's 
tnii.'  motive  was  a  political  one,  and  had  i^oine 
connection  with  the  "  Itepublic." 

"  Do  you  know  the  LIpari  Islands?" 

"  Perifcctly;  every  one  of  them.  ' 

"  Is  there  one  called  [,eonforte. " 

"Ij(!onforle!     Yes." 

"  Where  is  it'(" 

"  Well,  it  is  nearer  to  Vulcano  than  to  ony 
other  island." 

'•  Vulcano!"  exclaimed  Oarth.  excited  by  this 
confirmation  of  his  hopes.  "In  which  ilirec 
tion-;' 

"  Well,  some  three  or  four  leagues  away." 

"  Irt  which  direction,  though — north,  south, 
east,  or  west?" 

••East." 

"  Kast!"  exclaimed  Gir  li  '•East?  Are  you 
sure?     Isn't  it  west? ' 

"Oh,  I'm  sure  it's  east.  In  fact,  there  is  no 
island  west,  though  some  lie  northwest;  but  this 
is  due  cast,  in  a  straight  line." 

•  What  siM  is  it?" 

•'  Well,  it  is  small— about  half  a  mile.  It  is 
only  twenty  or  thirty  feel  hiijli.  Some  sailors  cill 
It  I'alma  Island,  on  account  of  a  tall  palm-tree  un 
it." 

"  A  tall  palm-tree?  Oh.  yes;  and  this  Island- 
are  there  inhabitants  on  it?" 

"Inhabitants?    Oh.  no;  not  a  soul." 

"  You're  sure,  are  you?  " 

"Oh,  yes;  at  least  there  were  none  when  1 
was  last  on  it.  and  that  was  (^uite  lately— let  me 
see — about  fifteen  years  ago.' 

Some  further  convirsalion  followed,  but  this 
was  quite  enough  for  Giirlli.  It  showi^l  him 
that  the  island  was  there,  and  that  it  coincided 
fully  with  the  ileseriplion  in  llie  miinuscripl. 

On  acipiainting  the  others,  ilievat  once  felt 
the  highest  exultation.  It  was  cvfdcnt  now  that 
the  whole  difllculty  had  arisen  from  the  faulty 
memory  of  the  priest,  who  had  written  the  word 
"  west, "  when  he  ought  to  have  written  "  e.ist.  " 
a  mistake  which  could  easily  be  accounted  for 
from  the  lapse  of  time. 


CHAPTER   XVI 

THE    I9I..\M1. 

Oncr  more,  then,  the  lio|)e  that  had  almost 
died  out  begun  to  revive,  and  the  blight  vision 
of  wealth  anil  prosp<'rity  begun  to  return.  The 
information  of  old  Hambo  served  to  show  that 
the  islet  of  Leonforte  was.  after  all,  no  fiction, 
but  a  reality.  Others  knew  it  besides  Clarke  or 
Urolher  Claiidian,  and  here  was  a  man  in  Pa- 
lermo who  had  stood  uiHin  its  shores,  and  wlio«e 
ileseriplion  corresponded  in  every  resi>ect  with 
the  well-hnown  words  of  the  manuscript.  The 
manuscript  was  therefore  perfectly  reliable,  and 
the  only  trouble  had  ari.sen  from  a  mistake  in 
oncword.  Brother  (laudiaii  had  written  west 
when  he  ought  to  have  wrillen  east.  Such  a 
mistake  was  most  natural.  lie  had  taken  down 
the  narrative  of  the  sailor.  Clarke,  but  in  writing 
it  out  after  the  lapse  of  years,  he  liiid  naturally 
enough  forgotten  the  particular  situation  of 
lieonforte  toward  Vulcano,  and  had  written  the 
wrong  word. 

Full  of  ho|)e.  thay  now  set  sail  from  i .  '"rmo 
toward  the  Island  of  Viihano.  This  time  they 
were  sure,  at  least,  of  Leonforte.  Disappointed 
they  might  be,  yet  at  least  lliey  would  have  the 
satisfaction  of  a  trial.  They  would  be  able  to 
see  for  themselves,  and  judge  accoidinily. 
Even  if  they  should  eventuallv  fail,  it  would  be 
less  hard  to  bear  than  a  failure  at  the  very 
threshold.  'I'hesc  new  ho))es  animated  them  all. 
though  each  manlfesteil  his  feelings  in  a  iliffer 
*nt  sort  of  way,  according  to  his  own  disposi 
tion.  (iarth  was  eager,  impatient,  yet  strong 
and  self  contained.    Tancred  was  nervously  ex 


OLD  GARTH. 

cited,  and  full  of  feverish  restlcuness,  while 
Krink,  more  cool  and  collected,  showed  Ids  ani- 
mation clileHy  by  being  more  giMierally  talkative 
and  lively. 

The  first  day  the  wind  was  liirhl,  and  the 
•'Hart"  did  not  make  very  consiiierabic  prog- 
ress. As  the  isiiii  set  tley  could  see.  far  away 
to  the  northeasl.  the  darkm;'.ssof  Vulcano  lying 
low  on  the  horl/.on.  Then,  after  the  manner  of 
this  southern  cliine.  day  vanished,  and  night  in- 
stantly succeeded.  The  night  was  calm,  with  a 
iiioileriite  breeze  from  the  southeast,  at  the  im 
pulse  of  which  the  "  Dart  "  slipped  along 
through  the  water,  holding  fairly  on  her  course 

At  length  morning  came.  It  waseaily  diwn. 
The  three  treasure-seekers  were  on  deck!  They 
hail  taken  turns  at  the  watch  through  the 
night,  and  were  now  all  suftlciently  refreshed 
to  enter  with  vigor  upon  the  duties  of  u  nc w 
day.  They  stood  looking  over  the  water.  To 
ward  the  northwest,  and  somewhat  behind 
them,  lay  the  Island  of  Vulcano.  Eastward, 
and  a  little  distance  before  lliein,  the  waters 
were  all  reddening  and  glowing  in  the  refiected 
rays  from  the  (laming  sky.  There  the  sun  was 
casting  up  his  r.ays.  the  heralds  of  his  approach, 
and  there  on  the  horrzon.  immediately  in  front, 
lay  a  low  dark  mass,  in  the  very  midst  of  the 
glowing  sea  and  fiamiiig  skv. 

No  one  spoke  a  wonC  ftacli  one  knew  that 
this  was  the  islet  which  they  sought ;  but  seemed 
afraid  to  menlion  its  name,  for  fear  lest  it 
might  suddenly  vanish  from  the  scene.  Itiit 
the  islet  was  all  too  real  and  loo  firm  on  in 
deep  set  base  to  be  sulijict  to  any  such  cncliniit- 
meiits;  and  every  m  iint  revealed  more  and 
more  of  its  outline.  I'lie  wind  came  up  more 
freshly,  and  the  •Dart"  drove  onward  fasicr 
through  the  sea.  and  the  sun  climlied  higher, 
until  lit  last  he  rose  above  the  horizon.  Nearer 
and  nearer  they  came;  higher  and  higher  rose 
the  sun;  unlii  at  last  the  islet  stood  clearly 
revealed,  full  liefore  them,  not  more  than  a 
mile  or  two  away.  There  it  lav.  iiboiil  half  a 
mile  long,  covered  with  trees,  in  the  inidsl  of 
which  rose  up  a  solitary  palm. 

None  of  them  i.ttered  a  word.  The  sight  of 
the  i-land  seenieil  to  be  enough.  The  sight 
itself  seemed  to  fill  all  their  souls.  Each  one 
knew  llie  words  of  the  manuscript,  in  which 
the  island  was  described,  by  heart;  and  was 
now  exiilling  in  the  exactness  with  which  this 
island  before  them  corresponded  with  the 
words  of  that  description.  I  nder  these  lircuui- 
stance--  the  "  Dart "  moted  onward,  while  Garth 
steered  her  straight  toward  the  island. 

At  length  they  came  close  up.  and  Tancred 
heaved  the  lead,  sounding  as  they  approached 
the  shore,  and  thus  thev  reached  a  spot  as  near 
as  a  hundred  yards,  hefore  them  they  saw  a 
little  cove,  which  seemed  to  promise  moorings 
for  the  schooner,  but  they  resolved  first  to  go 
ashore  and  inspect.  Accordingly  the  schooner 
came  to  anchor,  and.  lowering  a  boat,  the 
three  went  .ashore. 

The  island  rose  about  thirty  feel  above  the 
sea.  It  was  covered  with  trees  which  rose 
about  thirty  feet  higher.  At  the  west  end  of 
the  island,  nearest  the  place  where  the  schooner 
anchored,  there  was  the  cove  spoken  of.  It 
was  peculiarly  situated,  and  opened  from  the 
southern  side.'  Toward  this  they  rowed  and 
soon  roached  the  place.  The  cove  was  not 
more  than  sixty  feet  in  width,  and  ran  in  for 
about  a  hundred  yards  in  a  winding  course, 
being  deep,  and  sheltered  by  the  island  and  the 
trees.  It  was  adapted  to  alTord  a  secure  bar 
bor  for  the  .schooner,  and  a  place  where  no  pass 
ing  sailor  could  descry  her. 

No  sooner  had  they  made  this  discovery  than 
they  at  once  returned  to  the  .schooner.  They 
determined  while  the  wind  was  fair  to  bring  her 
witlio;it  delay  to  this  haven,  and  then  after 
having  secured  her  they  could  proceed  more 
leisurely  to  the  work  of"  .surveying  the  island. 
.\ccordiiigly.  they  hoisted  anchor,  up  sail,  and 
before  long  the  schooner ' '  Dart "  was  lying  in  the 
snug  little  harbor  secure  from  every  sudden 
storm  and  hiihlen  from  every  curious  eye. 

The  trees  on  the  island  were  of  moderate  size, 
anil  beech  prevailed,  though  there  w  ere  some  of 
other  kinds.  There  was  Imt  little  underbrush, 
and  thev  could  walk  about  without  any  difll- 
ciilly,  and  survey  the  surface  of  the  island.  In 
the  cove  they  saw  what  they  supposed  might 
have  been  the  mooring  place  of  the  pirate  vessel 
and  her  prize;  and  Judged  that  the  pit  where 
the  treasure  had  been  conveyed  could  not  be 
very  far  away.  Now  there  was  but  little  diffl- 
ciiliv  in  finding  the  place.  Eor  there  were  two 
lanilmarks.  either  of  which  would  have  sufficed, 
but  which,  when  taken  together,  served  to  indi 


IS 


cttle  the  place  wllli  unerring  accuracy;  thcao 
two  landmarks  being— first,  the  palm-tree,  and 
secondly,  the  bowliler.  The  palm  tree  nad  al 
ready  excited  their  attention  from  a  clistance. 
and  it  rose  close  by  the  cove  on  the  north,  a  few 
hundred  feet  away.  Toward  this  they  first  bent 
their  steps,  and  soon  reached  i'. 

On  renching  the  palm  tree  they  saw  a  huge 
round  granite  Imwlder  covered  with  moss,  and 
about  twelve  or  fifteen  feet  in  diameter.  This 
they  had  exiiected  to  find,  and  the  di.scovery 
excited  no  surprise,  but  inerely  gratification  or 
satisfaction.  So  fully  had  tlie  description  of 
the  manuscript  been  carried  out  that  they  ex- 
pected now  to  find  everything  verified,  'down 
even  to  the  smallest  detail.  Hut  one  thing  they 
foui.d  here  which  did  create  a  sensation,  and  a 
very  strong  one  too.  As  they  stood  there  under 
the'piilm  tree,  looking  all  around,  up  and  down, 
and  in  every  direction,  the  keen  ey«s  of  Garth 
ciiiight  sight  of  something  siispi'iidi'd  from  the 
palm  tree.  There  it  hung,  high  in  the  air,  sua- 
i)eniled  by  chains  from  tlie  palm  tree,  as  it  had 
been  himging  for  centuries  an  iron  wheel  which 
had  undoubtedly  been  iiseil  for  the  purpose  of 
lowering  the  treasure  into  the  money  pit.  He 
neath  that  wheel  the  pit  itself  niustlie.  but  the 
cround  liorc  no  mark  extirnally.  It  seemed 
like  any  other  part  of  the  surface  of  the  island, 
being  smooth  and  even  with  the  rest,  showing 
no  indentation,  nor  iiiiy  elevation,  but  being  in 
all  respects  like  the  ground  about  it. 

Hut  before  making  any  attempt  here.  Garth 
was  anxious  to  find  the  sluice,  since  in  his 
opinion  nothing  could  be  done  until  this  was 
found  and  stopped. 

This  Is  what  the  luanusciipt  said  about  the 
sluice: 

•  Now  in  addition  loypit  yCapitano  caused 
to  be  made  miotlier  pit  of  greater  length  y'  w' 
pit  did  .starlc  from  v"  shore  of  v  sea  &  go  down 
toy' bolloni  of  y  pii  nfoicsayile  in  a  slante,  iV 
y"  second  sliiniyuge  pit  was  iinallc  A'  not  more 
y  '.'  feete  in  syzc.  iV  it  was  stayed  up  with  stone 
of  w*  y  was  a  gieale  stone  on  y"  shore  of  y*  in- 
sula, si|iiare  in  shape  A:  easilyc  worked, Ay' last 
pit  from  y  -eashore  to  y"  bottom  of  y  flrste  pit 
was  a  sluice  <<r  draine.'by  w'  y  Capitano  (lid 
intend  to  sccrellye  convey  y  sea  waters  into 
y  money  hole  to  y  inlentc  y'  no  one  sholde 
penetrate  to  it  unlesse  he  knewe  y  secret  of 
y  draine.  But  y  waters  of  y  sea  were  not  let 
to  penetrate  into  y  money  hole  until  y"  last,  & 
a  gateway  of  stone  A-  wood  was  constructed 
under  y  sea  at  a  distance  from  y  shore  in 
deiilli  of  six  feete  of  water  by  w'  y"  sea  water 
colde  enter.  So  y  depth  of  y  money  hole  was 
one  hundred  feete  A  it  was  at  y  west  end  of 
y  bowldere  A  y  palina  tree  one  hundred  feete 
from  y  west  end  of  y  insula.  A  ye  draine  did 
slartefrom  y  .sen  shore  at  a  poinle  due  westeA 
run  down  circa  one  hundred  foote  to  y  bottom 
of  y  money  hole  A  thus  y  prcparationes  w«re 
made  for  y  siMjlia  by  y  t'apitauo." 


CHAPTER  XVII. 

Tim    nitlOEHS   KOU   THK   TllKASUnS. 

Till-:  first  days  survey  showed  them  plainly 
that  there  were  no  inhabitants  on  tjie  island, 
and  also  that  there  never  had  been  any.  The 
benchtrces  covered  nearly  the  whole  surface. 
The  island  might  have  attracted  settlers  had  the 
soil  been  fit  for  cultivation,  but  it  was  very 
poor,  being  inters])ersed  with  bowlders  of  vari- 
ous sizes,  and  consisting  as  a  general  thing  of 
gravel  or  clay. 

The  manuscript  had  already  given  them 
warning  that  there  was  liomething  very  pecul- 
iar on  the  construction  of  the  pit,  since  it  was 
supplied  by  a  drain,  with  sea-water,  which  con- 
stantly fiowed  into  it;  and  informed  them  also 
that  tliey  would  have  to  slop  the  drain  before 
they  could  gel  to  the  Imttoiu  of  the  pit.  The 
po.sition  of  the  drain  was  also  clearly  mentioned, 
and  its  starting  point  laid  down.  Guided  by 
the  directions  in  the  manuscript,  they  n.ade 
an  cITort  to  find  the  mouth  of  Ihiii  drain, 
but  could  find  i- thing  which,  in  any  way 
came  up  to  their  idea  of  sucli  a  worli.  The 
search  after  this  concluded  the  day,  and  they 
then  retired  to  the  schooner,  where  they  de- 
liberated as  to  the  best  plan  of  .action  for  the 
following  day.     After  talking  it  over  from  every 

{mint  of  view,  they  decided  tliat  it  would  be  the 
lest  plan  uiulcr  the  circumstances  to  l>egin  at 
once  upon  the  money  hole. 

Accordingly,  on  the  following  morning,  they 
all  went  to  work.     Two.  darlh   and    Frink, 


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worked  with  plcknxeH,  while  Tuiicrcil  uted  tlic 
■hovel.  Tlic  eiii'tli  wax  lirni  uiul  liuid  pucked, 
and  it  was  evening  liefoie  tliey  liiid  <'uine  down 
to  tli«  timbers  Hpoken  of  in  the  niiiuuscript. 
Three  feel  below  the  tiiirfme  they  ciiiiii'  to 
thciia  tiniljei'H,  or  rather  what  wax  lift  of  lliiin. 
for  some  of  I  hem  were  allofrether  j?oiie,  and 
others  half  decayed,  so  tliat  they  were  tlirowu 
out  without  mueli  dilllcidly. 

On  the  f(>!h)win(;  <lay  tljc^y  resumed  tlieir 
work,  and  the  llrst  thini;  that  was  thronn  out 
wua  n  human  bone.  Others  followed,  and,  in 
deed,  the  wliole  of  tiie  second  day  wai  taken  up 
la  cxhutuing  hunian  bones,  until  at  len|;tli  all 
were  taken  out.  They  amounted  to  nineteen 
skeletons.  The  third  day  was  taken  up  in  bury 
ing  these  again  in  iinntlier  place. 

They  hud  now  dug  down  for  about  si.» 
feet,  and  they  saw  tlint  it  would  not  be  pos 
ilble  to  go  'any  furtliev  witliout  makinir  a 
timber-work  to  slay  up  the  sides  of  tlie  pit, 
without  which  the  ei'irth  would  be  certain  to  cave 
in  upon  them.  Tlie  remains  of  an  original 
tiraljerstaying  were  plainly  visible,  but  in  tliis, 
decay  hail  made  aucli  ravages  tliat  it  was  al 
most  completely  useless.  In  fact,  its  only 
utility  lay  in  this,  that  it  .served  as  a  species  of 
border  to  Indicate  wbeip  ajiew  staying  slionld 
be  put,  and  to  lessen  llieir  laliors  in  this  direc- 
tion. It  was  now  necessary  for  them  to  add 
to  their  labors  l)y  felling  tiees,  and  trimming 
them  and  cutting  them  into  the  requisite  slia|H'. 
But  the  beech-trei's  all  around  stood  ready  at 
their  hands,  all  of  a  very  convenient  size  and 
being  ea.sy  to  work,  tsiill,  ilio  hewing  and 
chopping  and  titling  of  wood  was  tedious,  and 
very  much  retarded  their  work.  It  was  not 
possible  with  their  utmost  elTorts  to  acioinplish 
more  than  three  feet  a  day  on  a  downward 
descent.  The  hole  which  iliey  made  was  the 
game  aizc  as  the  original  one,  and  in  this  they 
were  guided  by  the  remains  of  tlic  original 
staying.  Hy  working  in  this  way  tiiey  at 
lengtli  after  ten  days'  incessaut  labor,  attained 
to  a  depth  of  thirty  "feet. 

Uiit  at  this  point  they  were  confronted  witli 
a  difficulty  wliich  had  thus  far  been  avoided. 
Hitherto,  the  progress  of  three  feel  a  day  had 
been  kept  up,  without  any  oilier  obstacles  than 
the  earth.  One  digged,  the  other  shoveled, 
and  a  third  raised  up  the  earth  by  means 
of  a  pidley  and  a  basket.  In  the  work  of 
staying  all  "were  engaged.  But  at  the  depth  of 
thirty  feet  they  encountered  water,  which  water 
threatened  to  interfere  seriously  with  their 
work.  At  tirst  tliey  tried  to  bale  it  out,  by 
filling  palls  and  hoi.sting  them:  but  this  was 
found  to  be  so  utterly  inadequate  llial  they 
were  compelled  to  desist  and  betake  them 
selves  to  some  other  mode  of  aciion.  It  was  at 
this  point  that  Garth  resolved  to  have  recourse 
to  his  steam-imgine.  lie  had  already  thought 
of  it  several  times,  but  there  seemed  no  occa- 
sion for  it,  since  one  man  wits  able  to  hoist  up 
all  the  earlh  that  they  were  aide  to  dig.  Now, 
however,  the  How  of  the  water  had  jiroved  loo 
fast  for  the  power  of  one  man  to  check,  .and 
the  steam-engine  was  needed.  Besides,  he 
thought  of  the  sluice  connecting  with  the  sea, 
and  he  saw  that  if  thl>  drain  were  still  open  and 
in  working  order,  it  would  need  all  the  ])0wer 
of  their  steam  engine  to  keep  the  pit  free  from 
the  rush  of  the  flowing  waters. 

Gurth  now  proceeded  to  set  up  the  engine  in 
a  convenient  place.  This  proved  to  be  the 
most  difficult  joli  which  tliey  had  hitherto  en- 
coui'tcred,  yet  by  means  ofingenious  conlriv 
ances  they  succeeded  at  lust  in  getting  the 
engine  into  position,  and  in  applying  its  power 
to  a  pump.  It  was  willi  some  anxiety  that 
they  watched  the  result.  The  engine  certainly 
did  its  work  well,  and  pumped  up  and  Hung 
forth  :in  enormous  quantity  of  water.  Tii- 
fortunately,  liowever,  enormous  though  the 
quantity  was,  it  made  no  appreciable  ililTeiencc 
with  tlie  contenlM  of  tlie  pit.  The  level  re 
mained  almost  unchanged.  It  wivs  as  Ihiiiigh 
they  hud  tried  to  iiiimp  out  the  sea  itself.  The 
iteainenglne  proved  ridiculously  inadequate. 
In  vain  Tancred  and  Kriiik,  who  remained 
below,  plied  pickax  and  spade.  They  found  it 
impo8.sil)le  to  work  in  llie  pudiling  like  mass. 
In  vain  Gnrtli,  '.vlio  tended  the  engine,  piled  on 
the  steam.  The  engine  worked  bravely,  but 
its  strength  wa.s  matched  against  overwhelming 
odds. 

It  now  became  evident  that  the  flow  of  water 
from  the  sea  was  constant,  and  in  largi^  volume, 
and  that  until  this  should  be  checked.  It  woulil 
be  quite  useless  to  do  anything  with  llie  money 
hole.  Below  this  thirty  feet  no  progress  could 
be  nude.    Thirty  feet  down  marked  the  sea- 


level,  and  on  reaching  that  they  eueounlercd  the 
iiii  walcr.  They  compreheiuled  the  full  nature 
of  .iieli  position.  Tliey  umhirstiiod  it  frnm  the 
des>'ri[<ii<  c  In  Mie  inaniiscripi.  The  ilesign  of 
'tiejiiiak  ,..;.lMiii,  as  thete  iiiil'uhle  i.  had  been 
this  vi'i  '■  thing  namely,  lo  bailie  all  those  who 
miglil  (fig  for  llie  '  i.  '  'irc,  uiul  In  tliiit  iimiiu- 
script  it  was  i  lainly  sluied  that  it  would  be 
necessary,  in  order  to  gel  at  the  treusurt,  lirst  to 
close  oil  the  sea  wuler  from  the  sluice. 

Kirst  of  all,  they  look  a  fresh  examination  of 
llie  manuscript  so  as  to  aViiul  all  mistake, 
Tliey  saw  there  lliiil  the  drain  had  Ixen  made 
to  let  the  si"i  wale-  iito  the  nioiiev  hole.  It 
ran  from  the  shore  of  tli>'  sea  In  a  slant  to  the 
iKittom  of  the  money  l.cile.  It  was  two  feet 
s  (Uiire,  formed  of  sliuie.  it  siarled  from  tlie 
seu-shore.  "at  a|)oiiiteilu  Weste'and  "agate- 
way  of  stone  anil  wood  wils  consiriielcd  under 
y"  sea  al  a  distance  fnmi  y'  shore  in  depth  of  six 
feele  if  water." 

It  was  evident  by  this  that  the  drain  slarted 
from  the  west  end  of  the  island.  Ileie.  then, 
tliev  turned  to  carry  out  the  search. 

Pirstof  all,  they  smight  lo  tlnd  wiielher  there 
were  aiiv  remains  whateverof  lliis  work,  wliicli 
was  called  in  the  iiianuscri|it  'a  gateway  of 
wood  and  stone."  This  must  have  been  some 
solid  wiirk  of  limber  and  masonry  under  tlie 
waler,  and  coiitainiiig  asluice.  oriloorwuy.  willi 
a  llood-gule  bv  which  the  sea-water  might  en 
ter.  Originally  such  a  work  iiiust  have  been 
large  enough  lo  lie  easily  detected.  Hut  now 
no  search  availed  to  discover  any  such  work — 
no  timber  could  be  seen  and  no  slone— nothing 
was  visible  but  the  sea-sliore. 

Then  they  investlgaleil  under  the  water  going 
out  ill  about,  and  peering  caul  iously  downward. 
The  wonderful  transparency  of  llu-  Mediler 
ranean  waters  allowed  them  lo  see  far  down, 
even  to  the  depth  of  tliirly  or  forly  feet,  with 
perfect  ea.se,  so  that  tlie  depth  of  six  feet  was 
as  nothing.  Nevertheless,  they  saw  no  sign  of 
iny  work  wlialever.  If  any  gateway  to  the 
drain  hud  ever  been  consliucted,  it  must  long 
ugo  have  bieii  dashed  away  by  llie  surges  of  the 
storm-tossed  sea  as  they  Ihundered  upon  this 
western  shore,  in  many  a  lem|iest  and  hurricane. 
To  those  who  .sought  for  it  now,  nothing  up 
peured  suve  the  smooth  lloor  of  the  .sea  boiloni. 
with  myriad  iK'hblcs.  und  cobblestones,  and 
coral  and  shell-llsli,  uiui  seaweed. 

At  length  they  saw  that  any  seurcli  like  this 
was  useless,  and  that  if  they  wished  to  tind  the 
druiii  they  must  go  lo  work  in  another  way 
altogether.  Garlh  decided  that  it  would  be  best 
to  take  the  bearings  of  the  drain  according  lo 
llie  deRcriplion  in  the  munuscripl,  und  then  dig 
downward  for  il.  Taking  tlie  eential  jioinl  of 
the  palm-tree  and  the  middle  point  of  the  money 
hole,  and  drawing  a  straight  line  Ihiough  these 
two  points,  due  west  toward  the  shore,  he 
reached  a  place  on  the  beach,  and  here  he  re 
solved  to  dig  as  near  the  sea  as  possible.  In 
oriler  to  prevent  the  sea  water  from  coming  in 
upon  this  new  excavation,  he  took  one  of  the 
largest  casks  from  the  schooner  out  of  which 
he  kno<'kcil  the  bottom,  and  then  used  il  as  a 
speciiw  of  coffer-dam.  Work  in  this  was  some 
what  slow  on  ui.'couiil  of  the  contracted  space; 
yet  il  was  the  only  thing  left,  and  they  managed 
to  make  some  progress. 

At  length,  after  several  days  of  most  tedious 
work,  tliey  reached  the  depth  of  four  and  a  liulf 
feet.  Here  they  struck  some  solid  work.  I'pon 
examination  it  was  found  to  be  a  structure  of 
squared  stone,  sloping  down  in  a  direction  which 
led  to  the  money  hole. 


CHAPTER  XVIII. 

AT     T  It  I-;      1)  O  T  T  O  M  I 

This  .sloping  stone  work  wus  the  very  drain 
whicli  they  had  been  seeking  afler.  I'pon  its 
discovery  some  time  was  taken  up  in  debating 
about  tli'e  best  course  lo  be  taken.  At  tirst  they 
bad  no  other  idea  than  to  slop  it  up  by  forming 
u  new  lloodgute.  But  Ourlh  soon  reminded 
ihem  that  it  would  be  quile  enough  if  Iliey 
wi're  able  to  slop  up  the  sluice  in  any  way,  so 
as  to  keep  out  the  How  of  the  sea  water,  und 
that  a  gateway  would  not  be  needed  at  oil.  To 
stop  this  up  was  more  easily  performed,  although 
IliiK  required  some  hard  labor.  It  was  iii^ces- 
sary  to  dig  down  on  each  side  of  tho^  sluice  as 
fur  as  the  bottom.  The  oozing  of  the  water 
through  the  sand  made  this  troublesome,  but  it 
was  siiccessi'ully  acimmiilished.  Stones  cement- 
ed with  clay  were  then  laid  in  the  place,  until  a 
wall  had  been  made  on  cither  side  of  the  drain, 


and  ub<ivc  it.  After  this  the  drain  wan  hrokcB 
Into  unil  a  mass  of  clay  wan  thruiil  down  there, 
by  which  the  pasauge-wav  of  the  drain  was 
lompletely  slopped  up.  ana  all  further  flow  of 
llie  sea  water  reuderiil  impossible.  All  this  wat 
VI  ry  tedious,  and  nearly  a  fortiiiglil  elapccd 
from  the  Hi  t  dis  overy  of  tlic  druiii  until  it  was 
broken  into  and  stopped  i,p.  The  work  of 
stooping  up  wus  made  as  thorough  us  possible, 
and  then  oiiie  more  they  resumed  tueir  work  at 
the  money  hole,  and  hud  llie  opportunity  of 
testing  their  work  so  as  to  sec  whether  it  wa» 
complete  or  not. 

Once  more,  then.  Garth  took  up  his  station  at 
the  sleamengine,  wliile  T.incrcd  and  Frink, 
Willi  pickax  and  spade,  went  lo  work  below. 
It  was  with  u  feeling  of  intense  impatience  that 
they  waited  for  the  tirst  sirokeof  the  pump,  and 
one  of  inlinile  relief  aiivl  imnieiise  exultation 
tliiit  they  suw  the  uelnal  result.  Kor  now  the 
engine  hud  il  ull  ils  own  way.  und  a  few  min- 
utes sulllced  to  slick  the  niniiey  hole  dry  und 
leuve  il  free  from  waler.  The  sea  hud  been  ef- 
feclually  sliul  out.  and  the  steam  power.  ha\- 
iiig  now  no  longer  such  a  mighty  enemy  with 
whicli  to  conleml.  Iiail  it  all  its  own  way. 
t'heers  arose  from  the  toilers  in  tlie  money  pit, 
in  which  the  grimy  Garlli  ut  his  steam  ciigine 
hoarsely  joined. 

Once  more,  llien.  liiiving  triumphed  ovc^  Iho 
water,  they  were  able  lo  carry  on  their  work  aa 
before,  and  having  now  only  the  earth  lo  con- 
tend against,  their  progress" went  on.  BmI  ou 
thiy  descended  it  lietame.  naturally  enough, 
rather  slower,  for  every  increase  of  depth  made 
the  work  down  below  "more  dillicidi,  and  made 
it  harder  both  lo  hoist  the  earlh  or  to  lower 
down  the  timber  for  llie  slaying.  The  water, 
also,  had  In  be  pumped  out  al  reu'iilar  intervals, 
for,  though  the  sea  had  been  shut  out.  yet  still 
the  waler  whicli  had  already  been  in  remained, 
and  this  hud  to  be  got  rid" of  us  fast  as  it  was 
eiicounlered.  Thesleum engine,  also,  was  made 
Use  of  lo  hoist  out  the  earth  which  was  exia- 
vaied.  and  this  materially  lightened  the  labors 
of  the  exciivulors  But  the  hole  was  I'losc  and 
conlrui'led.  and  llie  necessity  of  staying  up  as 
Iliey  proceeded  coiikluiilly  retarded  the  work. 
Ill  ibis  way  their  progress  decreasid  from  the 
rail!  of  three  feel  a  day  to  lliut  of  two  feet. 

While  working  in  ilie  money  hole,  they  did 
not  forget  the  drain  from  the  sea.  From  this 
quurier  lliev  knew  that  there  was  an  ever  present 
menace.  'I'lieir  work  there  hail  licen.  after  all, 
rallier  siiperticiul.  and  the  sea  was  constantly 
iissailing  it.  It  might  al  any  moment  dissolve 
the  clay  and  .pour  forward  down  the  drain  to 
flood  the  money  hole  once  mori!  and  endanger 
their  own  lives.  Tliese  considerations  made 
Ihem  conslnnlly  wulcliful  over  the  drain.  Kvery 
•lay  they  examined  their  work,  and  enlarged  it, 
and  tightened  it,  uinl  added  more  to  it,  tearing 
away  the  drain  itself  and  tilling  it  up  solid  with 
stone  and  clay.  Thus  they  sought  to  secure 
tliemselves  uiul  work  against  the  menace  from 
the  sen. 

The  work  went  on.  Thirty  feet  slowly  pro- 
gressed until  they  became  forty;  forty  went  on 
to  fifty,  und  they  had  the  triiiinpliani  conscious- 
ness that  they  hud  gone  half  way.  As  they 
went  on  they  encountered  the  same  diflicuities. 
First  the  oozy  bottom,  from  which  the  water 
had  to  be  pumped;  then  the  slimy  mud,  which 
had  to  be  lioisleil  out;  then  the  harder  earth, 
which  had  to  lie  loosened  with  the  pick  before 
it  could  be  removed  and  hoisted  out  of  the 
hole.  Then,  after  excavating  a  few  inches  in 
depth,  a  new  staying  would  have  to  '«•  placed 
all  around,  in  addition  to  the  older  timbers. 
Till!  labor  became  too  severe  for  Garth. 
Frink  and  Taiiciid  had  lo  lake  his  place.  One 
hud  lo  learn  to  manage  the  steam-engine,  and 
Frink  offered  lo  do  so.  Tancred  declined  on 
the  plea  that  he  never  could  understand  ma- 
chinery. So  Frink  becaiiK!  engineer,  and  soon 
wus  able  lo  manage  the  machine  us  well  us  any 
one,  while  Gurth  workeil  with  Tancred  at  the 
bottom  of  the  money  hole. 

Now,  then,  work  wentsteudily  on.  The  depth 
slowly,  yet  surely,  inereiiseil.  The  sleutn engine 
worked  "constantly,  and  the  drain  was  elTcct- 
ually  burred  agaiiial  the  .sea  waler.  The  depth 
iiKTcascd  from  lifty  to  sixty  feet,  and  from  sixty 
to  sevenly.  Then  from  seventy  to  eighty,  and 
from  eightv  to  ninety. 

At  this  ileplh  their  work  grew  so  much  mote 
laborious  that  they  could  not  accomplish  more 
than  a  foot  a  day ;  and  now  their  sus|)ensc  also  in- 
creased, as  was'natural,  at  their  close  approach 
to  the  object  of  their  scorch.  The  foot  a  day  went 
on  deepening  steadily.    A  t  the  end  of  every  day 


OLiiJ  UAHThl.v 


^rr 


the  prooprctii  were  discusicd,  each  time  with 
morn  cxoilcmcnt. 

8<>  tliu  depth  wont  on. 

Ninety  oue  feet! 

Nintty  twol 

Niiiuiythrci'! 

Ninety  four! 

Niiiily  llvi  ' 

Only  tlve  fcrt  more.  Five  feet  belwoon  (I.  n 
and  llie  k>'o»'  treiuurc— the  countleu,  'ho  long 
winKlit,  the  IcMiK  hoped  fur. 

Only  live  t«'l. 

Tlien  they  went  on : 

Ninety-Bix  fcetl 

Ninety-dcvenl 

Ninelycighll 

Ninety  nluo  I 

(In  roHrliing  that  depth  it  was  too  dark  to 
worit  iiuy  furtTier.  They  had  done  their  day's 
work  of  one  foot's  cxeiivntiiin,  und  hud  put  In 
the  llndxrH  ns  uhuiiI  to  Hliiy  the  worit,  und  hail 
wnt  up  the  lust  bueltetfnl  of  curth.  After  Ihl.t 
(hey  liad  prejHired  lo  ^o  "[>•  Uefore  ntiirlln>; 
(Jurlh  took  inn  pickax  und  drove  it  down  deep 
into  tlie  eurllt.  It  penetrated  lill  il  btrnek 
UKuinsl  HonielhliiK  hard.  Ajjuin  and  aj;ain 
Oiirlh  Blriick  his  pieka.x,  und  eai'ii  time  it  met 
with  the  hard  Nul>^tan('e.  It  wax  evident  to 
him  lliut  there  wus  KuniitliinK  dilTcrent  there 
from  anything  they  hail  hitherto  found,  lie 
thought  it  felt  lik<:  wood.  It  Ncenied  to  hini 
that  it  WO.S  the  liniher  eoverlnj;  over  the  boxes 
of  treasure,  or  perhaps  one  of  the  boxes  them 
sclve.s. 

But  it  was  loo  late  that  night  to  do  any  more, 
and  Uarth  turned  away,  eurliing  liisimpalii'ni'c. 
Both  he  and  Tunered  loneluili'd  that  It  would 
be  better  to  go  up  now,  and  leave  any  further 
exannnation  till  the  imirrow.  For  now  an  ex- 
nminution  woidd  only  be  partial  and  Ineom- 
pleie:  but  on  the  tnurrow  it  would  be  u  part  of 
their  day's  labor,  und  Ihey  eould  make  l\\h 
labor  as  exhaustive  lui,  possible.  And  so  with 
this  resolution  Uarlh  and  'I'anereil  a.Heeniled. 

They  announced  lo  Frink  this  latest  news. 
He  said  nothing  for  some  time,  and  at  length 
he  spoke  m  a  slow  and  peculiar  voice: 

'■  llni,"  he  said,  '■  then,  if  that  Is  so,  to 
morrow  ought  to — to  end  it. " 

The  next  day  came. 

(Jarth  and  '1  anered  prepared  lo  descend  while 
Frink.  as  usual,  was  to  attend  the  engine.  Ii 
was  thi'ir  custom  to  go  down  one  at  a  time,  and 
In  making  this  descent  they  were  lowered  tlowii 
by  the  slenmengine. 

On  this  morning,  os  may  be  supposed,  they 
were  earlier  than  usual.  Oarth  went  down  tlrst ; 
then  Tanore<l. 

They  worked,  as  usual,  for  about  n  quarter  of 
an  hour.  Hcveral  bucket fuls  of  earth  had 
been  hoisted  out  anil  (larlli  was  intent  on  his 
work  to  try  to  find  nut  whether  it  wa.s  timber 
or  a  plain  board,  that  lay  beneath  the  stroke  of 
his  ]iickax,  when  all  of  a  sudden  a  rattling 
sound  was  heard,  and  be  was  s'truek  several 
times  on  his  back  and  head. 

lie  started  up  and  Taiicred  did  the  same.  An 
exclamation  hurst  from  holh.  The  eireiim 
stance,  however  was  easily  "xplained.  The 
hoisting  bucket  had  fallen,  and  lud  dragged  all 
its  chain  .down  lo  the  botti  m  of  the  hole. 
Bucket  and  chain  now  l".y  there  at  their 
feet. 

"  Ilallol"  cried  Oarth  looking  at  it  with  a 
startled  face.  "  I  sbouli,  like  to  know  how  that 
happened." 

Then  he  looked  up  and  Tancred  saw  that  his 
face  was  very  pale.  As  for  Tancred  he  thought 
nothing  of  it.  It  was  a  mere  accident.  He  called 
out  lo  Frink. 

No  reply  came. 

lie  calle'd  again  and  again. 

No  answe'"! 

"I  wonder  wlial's  become  of  llie  fellow," 
said  he,  looking  at  flarlli.  lie  met  flarlh's  eyes 
;lxed  upon  his,  and  there  was  that  in  them  that 
maile  him  shudder. 

Suddenly  there  was  a  dull  sound  that  seemed 
to  come  from  the  bowels  of  the  earth,  and  all 
the  island  seemed  to  move. 

"What's  thai  1"  cried  Tancred.  "Is  it  an 
earlhipiake?" 

(jarlh  looked  all  around  him  wllh  an  awful 
face. 

"  It's  nn  explosion  I"  said  he. 

"  An  explosicm?" 

"  Yes;  und  look  here." 

He  pointed  down:  water  was  at  his  feet,  ooz- 
ing In  around  them  fast. 

"An  explosioal"  cried  Garth,  "we  are  be- 
trayed I" 


c'iiAKri;ii  XIX. 

A   aTAItTI.INO   OINriClutlON. 

MoRK  than  three  months  huil  passed  a'lray  at 
r-andsdowne  Ha. I,  »iiiceTaiur.'il  liad  jone,  und 
during  all  that  lime  I, ucN  1  .il  never  heard  one 
word  from  him,  go"ii  or  bud,  iiiri  lly  or  Indi 
rectly;  still,  as  she  knew  that  his  enterprise  was 
to  be  made  In  a  remote  i  lace,  ai.d  that  it  was 
one  whii  h  would oeeupy  much  time,  this  silenee 
did  not  occasion  the  sllglilest  incaslness.  He 
hiniseif  on  taking  leave  hud  assigned  six  months 
as  the  shortest  possible  lime  of  absence  or  si- 
lenee, and  had  warned  her  thul  he  might  be 
awuv  without  being  able  to  coniniunicute  with 
her  for  as  much  as  a  year.  Kiicy,  therefore,  had 
no  expectation  of  hearing  from  hini  under  six 
months'  time,  and  was  [irepured  to  wait  very 
much  longer.  >Slio  thought  about  him  inces- 
santly, iler  faith  in  the  success  of  his  enter- 
prise was  decidedly  weak ;  but  whether  suece.ss 
fill  or  unsiicecssful,  she  felt  conllilent  that  he 
would  come  back  as  soon  as  possible,  and  then 
when  they  were  once  more  together,  they 
would  be  able  to  take  measures  wilh  reference 
lo  their  future. 

In  the  meantime  Lucy's  Ihoughls  were  vei-y 
largely  occupied  by  the  illness  of  her  nurse.  It 
will  III'  remembered  that  her  alTeellon  for  this 
niiise  had  been  strong  enough  to  surprise  Tan- 
cred Iiiicy  herself  hud  confis.sed  to  him  that 
she  loved  her  nurse  far  belter  than  her  mother. 
Willi  this  nurse,  Mrs.  Wells,  her  earllesi 
thoughts  had  been  associated.  Her  mother  had 
always  been  indllTeient.  Mrs.  Wells  had  always 
Ik'cii  true  ami  loving.  .Still,  though  I, my  had 
for  simie  time  fell  no  need  of  her  services.  .Mrs. 
Wells  iH'isisted  in  devoting  lierself  to  her 
young  mistress,  and  so  devoleil  was  Lucy  to 
Ilie  old  nurse,  that  she  woiihl  not  listen  to  (he 
proposal  to  lake  to  herself  u  younger  and  more 
modish  lady's  maid. 

Such  was  the  lurson  whose  illness  no\. 
alarmed  Lucy.  .She  had  Ih'iii  taken  111  suddenly, 
and  she  had  sunk  rapidly.  What  made  It 
worse,  was  the  discovery  llial  Lucy  hail  made 
that  her  illness  was  largely  owing  to  iffenlal 
trouble.  Somelhing  was  evidently  lireying  on 
her  niliiil;  and  allhungh  her  boilily  illness  was 
eerlainly  real,  yet  it  was  her  menial  disquietude 
which  liiade  liti  bodily  illness  worse. 

I.iicy  noliced  this,  and  ut  llrst  made  no  allu- 
sion to  il.  She  felt  profoundly  disturbed  and 
perplexed;  disturbed  at  thus  fiiiding  that  Mrs. 
Wells  could  have  an''  secret  from  her,  and  per 
plexed  l)CCttURe  she  did  not  know  w  hat  to  do  to 
enable  her  to  gain  relief.  Delicacy  prevented 
her  from  (!ven  alluding  to  il,  and  thus  she  was 
eompelled  to  waicli  Ihe  distress  of  one  she 
loved  wilhoiit  making  any  elTort  to  help  her. 
liut  Mrs.  Wells  heiscif,  at  length,  found  her 
troubles  intfilerabh'  and  spoke  of  them  lirsl. 

"  There's  something  on  my  mind.  "  she  said, 
after  hmg  preliminaries — "something  on  my 
mind — and  it's  killing  me,  darling — it's  killing 
me." 

At  this  startling  address  Lucy  did  not  know 
what  to  say.  She  said,  however,  what  came 
uppermost. 

"  You  want  to  see  a  clergyman,  dearest 
niirsey." 

The  nurse  shook  her  head. 

"  No,  no,  no,"  she  said,  "  at  least  not  now.  A 
clergyman  can  do  no  good  o-s  yet." 

"  Shall  I  get  n  lawyer,  thenV" 

Mrs.  Wells  sighed." 

"You  may;  but  not  yet.  It  is  you— you— 
you " 

"  Me!"  exclaimed  Lticy  in  amazement. 

"Yes.  you!"  repeated  Mrs.  Wells;  "you. 
The  secret  has  been  gnawing  at  my  heart  all  nij- 
life.  It  is  your  secret.  What  If  1  should  die — 
.'Uid  you  not  know.  And  they  do  not  want  you 
to  know.  Hul  you  must— you  must.  1  must 
lell.  1  am  hungering  and  thirsting  to  tell  vou 
all." 

Till!  nurse's  vehemence  now  began  (o  alarm 
Lucy.  She  thought  that  this  unusual  c.velle 
meiil,  .xs  well  as  ibis  strange  and  unintelligible 
language,  was  due  to  delirium.  She  therefore 
strove  to  soothe  and  quiet  the  nurse;  hut  her 
elTorts  were  of  no  avail. 

"  Lucy,  child,  "  said  she,  "  you  tliii.k  that  I 
am  excited.  You  think  I  do  not  mean  what  1 
say.  Dear  chiWi,  this  is  nothing  new,  it  is  not 
my  Illness  that  has  made  nic  think  of  my  secret, 
but  it  ir,  my  guilty  secret  that  hxs  made  me  111 
and  reduced  me  to  this.  For  years  it  has  been 
in  my  mind.  For  years  I  have  hod  to  keep  up 
a  struggle  within  my  soul  till  my  heart  has  1k'- 
come  diseased,  and  my  frame  litis  broken  down. 
It  is  this  secret,  dear  child,  this  guilty  secret." 


The  nurse  here  liegan  (o  tremble  violently, 
and  Liic  .  in  great  terror  and  conslernalion,  run 
to  her  relief.  Tlu  se  dark  hints  as  lo  her  secret 
showed  her  that  lliere  was  no  delirium.  iMis. 
Wells  liad  for  years  been  siibjeel  to  tils  of  nerv- 
ous ju'osiralion  and  other  disiirdirs  which  llin 
family  physician  hail  called  discaseof  Ihe  liearl. 
Lucy  now  hiiiril  licr  alMibiile  Ibis  heart  disease 
lo  Ihe  possesshm  of  a  secret.  More,  she  called 
Ibis  a  "  giiilly  "  secret.  What  II  could  possibly 
be  she  was  not  able  lo  guess,  and  awailed  ii 
further  revelation  wilh  awful  expecluncv. 

"  Lucy,  darling  child,  said  Mrs.  W'ells  at 
last,  as  soon  as  she  had  recovered  herself  some- 
what. 

"  Well,  niirsey,  dear,  "  said  Lucy,  wllh  an 
elTorl  at  cheerfulness, 

"  You  have  always  loved  me,  haven  l  you? ' 

"  Always,  always!"  said  Lucy;  "and  most 
dearlv." 

■'  As  well  as— as  any  one?" 

"  Yes,  more,  far  more;  you  have  always  been 
my  dearest  one,  my  deuresl  nurse— and  more 
like  a  mother  than  a  nurse.  I've  always  said 
so." 

"So  you  have,"  murmured  the  old  lady, 
"  and  I  love  lo  hear  it— more  like  a  mother  Ihi'in 
a  nurse— that's  what  you've  always  said." 

"  Yes,  darling,"  said  Lucy,  fohling  her  arms 
around  Ihe  niiise.  "  You  have  always  loved 
me  just  like  a  mulher,  and  I  have  always  loved 
you  jii9l  like  a  diiiigliter.  Lady  Lnndsdowne  la 
too  cold  and  ausierc.  She  has  no  afTecllon  for 
me  nt  all.  She  chills  me.  I'm  afraid  of  her. 
Bill  you,  my  own  dearest,  you  are  like  a  true 
mollier. " 

Mrs.  Wells  looked  ii|i  at  Lucy  with  a  strange, 
eager,  wistful  gaze,  and  over  her  face  there 
was  a  yearning  look  of  iiniilicrable  alleellon. 

"  Lucy,  darling.'  said  she,  in  a  low  voice. 

"  Well,  niirsey." 

"Can  I  tell  vim  it?" 

"  What?" 

"  What  is  In  my  heart?" 

"TellilV — certainly.  Do,  ni  rsev,  if  you 
Ihink  I'm  III  lo  be  Irnsleil— if  it  will  give  you 
any  relief;  do  Icll  me." 

"  liut  you  win  hale  me!  " 

"  Hale  you?"  ( ricd  Lucy,  in  tender  reproach. 
"  Hale  you,  my  dearest,  sweetest  nursey? " 

"  Are  you  sure  you  wouldn't?"  asked  the 
nurse,  eagerly. 

"Sure?  Why,  it's  impossible?  How  could  I 
ever  feel  anylhing  for  you  but  Live?" 

"  Oh,  but  you  don't  know  what  this  Is.  You 
cannot  bear  It.  You  could  never  forgive  me. 
You  would  always  look  upon  me  with  liorror. 
And  oh!  my  darling,  that  would  be  worse  than 
(lentil !" 

"  Oh,  my  own  dearest,  what  u  strange  opinion 
you  must  have  of  me.  Don't  you  know  mo, 
your  own  Lucy,  whom  you  have  called  your 
child  a  thousand  times  over.  Haven't  1  bad 
you  all  my  life  always  near  me?  Haven't  you 
always  loved  me  dearly,  and  haven't  I  always 
loveii  you?  You  break  my  heart,  nunsey,  when 
you  doubt  my  love.  Don't  you  remember  onco 
a  few  years  ago  when  we  used  to  play  llial  wc 
were  mollier  and  daughter,  and  1  would  call 
you  inaiiuna  for  weeks  together.  Come,  now, 
iuclend  that  you  are  my  mamma  now,  and  tell 
me  all.  Y'oiir  daughter  Lucy  can  never  turn 
away " 

At  these  words,  ut'ercd  with  many  caresses 
and  in  tender  accents  of  alTeeti^n,  there  came  n 
change  over  the  pale,  wan  face  of  the  nurse,  a 
Hush  spread  over  the  white  features,  the  eyes 
glistened  with  .joy.  She  wound  her  hands 
round  the  young  girl's  neck,  and  strained  her 
tremulously  to  her  painfully  throbbing  heart, 

"  Oh.  durlirg!  Oh,  my  child!"  she  said,  in  a 
low  voice.  "  Yes,  be  niy  daughler  again ;  call 
me  mamma." 

"  .Mamma,  darling  rtianima,"  said  Lucy, 
ki.ssiiig  Ihe  old  nurse  again  and  again. 

"  And  you  love  me!  "she  sighed. 

"  Dearer  than  all  the  world, "  said  TjUcv. 

"  And  you  are  my  owndarlingdaiighler." 

"  Yes,  mamma  dearest,"  .said  Lucy. 

"Oh,  my  child!  Oh.  Lucy!  Oh.  my  own, 
my  darling  daughter!  It  is  not  pretense — it  is 
leal.  You  arc  my  daughter,  and  1 — I — I  am 
your — your  own  mother!  No,  no;  don't  move; 
don't  leave  me,  daughter,  don't  leave  me,  or 
you  II  kill  me.  Wind  your  arms  around  me; 
iiold  me  tight  in  your  embrace,  my  own  dearest 
darling.     You  said  you  loved  me." 

Overwhelmed,  confounded,  and  bewildered 
at  these  strange  words,  Lucy  only  knew  enough 
lo  elieek  the  tii-sl  wild  start  of  surprise  and  bold 
in  her  arms  this  strange  old  nurse  who  ilms 
claimed  her  as  her  daughter.    With  au  idea  that 


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It  wan  all  (IcUriiim,  but  witli  n  ilprp  tinili  r  cnn- 
Tirtlon  Hint  It  wiix  all  Iriii',  Lucy  linlt'iicd  U8  tliu 
niirsi-  went  i>ii. 

"  It  w.iH  )o»rii  ago — ycu  wrro  an  mu oii.-.rl(Hi» 
Infant  when  1  iH'j^nn  It.  II  ^m  I.iiily  I.an<lH 
(lowne'i*  bargain.  I  IIioukI'I  It  wi>i  lil  Ir'  I  ihi 
for  you.  I  have  llvi'd  all  tliixo  yearn  with  yon. 
hIdInK  myself  a  HlriuiKcr  to  your  heart.  Iliar 
galneil  that  I  should  alwayn  be  with  you,  and 
conxenled  that  I  hIiouUI  Ih^  unknow'i.  Oh,  what 
axlrugiilc  1  have  kept  up!  Uh.  bow  hanl  II 
)ias  been  to  remain  unknown  to  my  own  child! 
I  have  tried  to  feel  proud  of  }  lur  education, 
your  beauty,  your  accouii>llshnicnti*,  your  |iro« 
peels— but  all  In  vain.  Oh,  I  did  wiong!  — 
very,  very  wro.ig.  I  see  it.  Oh.  1  niniied,  I 
sinneil,  I  Hinnedl  Oh,  I  bad  no  right  to  bind 
niyelf  to  such  an  agreement!  Now  you  Me 
why  I.udy  Landsdowne  never  cared  for  you. 
You  are  nothing  to  licr.  You  have  none  of  the 
bloo(l  of  her  or  of  bent.  You  have  no  right 
licre.  You  are  mine— my  daughter.  And  oh. 
liow  I  have  paid  the  penally  of  my  sins— yes, 
■witli  my  heart's  blood!  Ills  remorse  that  has 
killed  me;  it  Is  the  long  elTurt  that  I  have  made 
to  stKle  tbo  ycaridngs  of  a  mother's  love.  And 
oh,  tell  me,  tell  mo  Ihat  you  don't  hale  me  for 
this.  Tell  me  that  you  forgive  your  wretch  of 
a  mother.  Tell  me  that  you  love  me  still,  in 
spile  of  all. 

All  these  words  were  poured  forth  wildly  and 
incoherently.  The  heart  of  the  old  nurse  bent 
more  and  more  furiously,  until  at  last  Its  palpi 
tationsseemeil  tosulloeate  bi'r.  She  could  speak 
no  more.  She  gasped  for  breath,  and  llimlly 
became  senseless.  Lucy,  half  frenzed  with  ex- 
citement and  anxiely,  could  svarcely  control 
herself  so  as  to  administer  the  nece.«.saiy  reslora 
lives,  but  at  last  succeeded  in  affording  relief. 
The  affection  of  a  lifetime,  which  she  had 
elierishcd  for  the  nurse,  an  affection  quite  as 
tirong  as  she  could  have  felt  bad  she  always 
known  lierself  to  be  her  daughter,  now  arose 
within  her.  and  caused  her  to  hang  over  the 
Bens»les.s  form  with  anxious  care  and  tenderest 
assiduity.  This  loving  and  anxious  affection 
engrossed  all  her  heart,  nor  diii  it  allow  her  to 
dwell  tiimn  the  ionse(iuences  that  inighl  follow 
from  the  discovery  of  her  mother,  'hiose  con 
Bcquences  she  pushed  forward  into  the  future, 
•  f  leaving  thera  to  the  dcvelopmenlsof  that  future. 
At  length  tho  nurse  Iwgan  to  revive  once  more, 
and  graduall-  regained  her  consciousness  ami 
her  recollection.  Her  first  thought  was  for 
Lucy,  and  finding  that  there  was  no  alienation 
ia  iM>  daughter's  heart,  that  the  tenderness  and 
fke  affection  were  if  possible,  even  greater  than 
ever,  she  gave  a  sigh  of  thankfulness,  and  tears 
of  joy  flowed  forth  unrestrained. 

But  Lucy  saw  with  deep  concern  that  the  in- 
tense emotion  of  this  last  scene  had  been  too 
much  for  her  newly  dfscovered  mother,  anil  had 
left  her  much  weaker  than  she  had  ever  iM'en 
before.  Her  limbs  were  almost  jiowerlcss,  her 
voice  faint  and  almost  gone,  while  in  her  at- 
tenuated frame,  her  heart  throbbed  with  a 
speed  and  a  force  which  seemed  frightful  to 
Lucy.  Still,  Mrs.  Wills  was  eager  to  complete 
the  revelation  of  her  secret,  and  although 
Lucy  earnestly  entreated  her  to  postpone  it  un- 
til another  time,  and  try  to  get  rest  for  her- 
self just  then,  she  would  not  be  persuaded, 
and  went  on  to  tell  her  the  whole  story. 

The  substance  of  that  story  was  as  follows: 

That  Mrs.  Wells  was  the  widow  of  a  small 
tradesman  in  Liverpool,  who  had  failed  in 
busineas  and  in  health,  under  which  circum- 
stances he  bad  gone  to  the  South  of  Fiance 
with  the  wreck  of  his  property,  in  the  hope 
of  regaining  his  strength.  Ilere  he  bad  died, 
leaving  his  widow  and  an  infiint  daughter  al- 
most jK'nniless,  They  were  i  i  deep  distress, 
and  in  the  extreme  of  potcrly.  wlien  the  op- 
portunity offered  of  improving  iheir  circum 
stances.  A  lady  came  once  to  Mrs.  U'ells  offering 
to  aihipt  hcrchild.  This  was  Lady  Landsdowne. 
Mrs.  Wells  diil  not  know  her  liiotives  nt  the 
time,  but  afterward  discovered  all,  La<ly 
Landsdowne  at  that  time  made  what  seemed  a 
verv  handsome  offer.  She  offere<l  to  adopt  the 
child  formally  as  her  own,  and  make  her  the 
heiress  to  her  own  fortune.  She  offered  to  let 
Mrs,  Wells  always'  remain  with  her  daughter, 
on  the  simi)le  conilltion  of  her  taking  the  name 
and  station  of  nurse,  and  keeping  the  secret. 
All  this  seemed  so  easy,  that  Mrs.  Wells  ac- 
cepted the  terms  with  joy.  and  regarded  it  as  a 
special  interposition  of  Providence. 

Years  p.issed,  however,  and  Mrs.  Wells  foimd 
that  there  was  another  side  to  the  story.  First 
of  all  she  found  her  position  as  nurse  intolerable, 
and  never  ceased  to  long  to  reveal  herself  to  her 


daughter  as  her  mother.  The  ohier  Ltiey  grew 
the  stronger  did  tbUhuign.g  la-come,  and  Lucy's 
deep  aff'  ciion  f  T  ner  instead  of  comforting  her 
nnilernal  yearning  only  nun!''  her  position  more 
tanlidi/.lng. 

There  \>as  aiioil,,  r  thing  however,  of  .i  more 
seii<ruscliKr''et(i  still.  Shcdiscovere'l  'hat  I.aily 
Landsilo'.ne  occupied  Landsdowne  ilai  bv  viri 
ue  of  I  his  child.  The  chilli  had  been  passed  off  as 
her  own.  rponlbe  ilealhof  Ihchist  Lord  Lands 
downe  this  woman  had  bei ,.  living  in  Franci' 
anil  clnliiu'd  theesiiiie  in  the  name  other  ilaiigh- 
ler,  who  was  next  in  diwent.  Her  own  iliiugh- 
ter,  however,  bad  died,  and  she  liad  ohialni'd 
Lucy,  whom  she  bad  made  \ise  of  in  this  way 
for  her  own  pur|Mis<'s.  This  dlscoviry  gavi' 
fresh  trouble  to  Mrs.  Wells,  for  she  now  saw 
that  she  had  placed  her  daughler  in  a  very  false 
posilhin,  linit  she  hail  been  aiding  and  abetting 
a  very  giave  crime,  and  had  been  cheating  some 
other  Jjandsdownes  out  of  a  great  inlieritance. 


CHAPTKn  XX. 

T  II  K      I'  I.OTT  K  U  B  . 

Sf(  II  a  liiscoverv  as  Ibis,  with  all  its  accom- 
paniments, was  ceriainly  enough  for  one  night, 
yet  Lucy  was  called  upon  to  undergo  a  worse 
"hock  than  this.  Mrs.  Wells,  who  tor  years 
had  maintained  so  severe  a  struggle  within  her- 
self, had  come  out  of  Ihat  struggle  wouMled  u> 
the  death.  Out  of  so  much  self  rep'iiacli.  re 
morse,  and  penitence,  mingled  with  iiisaiiale long 
ings  which  had  to  l>e  repressed,  she  had  can  led 
a  broken-down  constitution,  and  a  bodily  frame 
afilieted  with  an  incurable  heart  disease  which 
for  years  had  been  growing  worse.  The  excite 
ment  of  this  last  scene,  with  its  anguish  and  its 
intense  emolion,  had  been  loo  much  for  her. 
She  never  rallied.  On  the  following  day  she 
sunk  intos<'nseles,snesB,  out  of  which  she  never 
again  emerged  in  this  life,  but  dh'd  w  iihout  ever 
again  bearing  the  loving  words  of  her  daughter. 

This  one  lliing  only  was  needed  to  complete 
the  utter  desolation  of  Lucy.  It  would  liave 
l)een  bad  enough  had  she  never  known  her  re- 
lationship to  the  departed,  for  then  she  would 
have  lost  her  liesi  friend;  but  now  she  had  li  st 
the  only  relative  she  had  on  earth;  and  worse 
than  this,  she  was  well  aware  that  she  had  no 
more  right  to  live  here  at  Landsdowne  Hall 
than  anv  beggar  from  off  the  highway.  Worse 
still.  I-Vom  lier  mother's  revelation  it  lieeame 
clearly  evident  to  her  that  she  had  been  chosen 
in  her  infancy  by  Lady  Landsdowne,  and  bad 
been  made  use  of  all  her  life  for  the  sole  purpose 
of  enabling  them  to  come  into  an  unlaw  fill  pos 
session  of  the  Lands<lowne  estate— that  she  had 
been  the  unconsiiou.s  partner  thus  far  in  a  gross 
crime,  whicli.  if  known,  would  be  severely  jHin- 
ished,  so  that  she  was  not  only  an  interloper 
here, — but  she  was  actually  commitling  a  crime 
every  day  she  remained. 

Slie  was  not  Lucy  Landsdowne.  not  the  great 
heiress,  not  the  iioblc  lady;  she  was  Lucy 
Wells,  the  daughler  of  a  poor  bankrupt  trades 
man. 

And  yet.  what  could  she  do?  Could  she  go 
away?  '  Where?  Ami  how  could  slie  live? 
Besides,  what  would  Lady  L«nil.-ilowne  think  if 
she  were  to  go?  Would  she  allow  it?  Never. 
She  was  as  necessary  to  Lady  Landsdowne  as 
ever.  Lady  Landsdowne  would  keep  her  here  at 
all  hazards,  not  out  of  affection  but  from  neces- 
sity. If  slie  were  to  llv.  Lady  Lanilsilowne 
would  send  piirsiu-rs  after  her.  She  would 
claim  her  as  her  daughter.  She  would  laugh  at 
the  story  of  .Mrs.  Wells.  Such  a  story  could 
not  be  proved. 

Lucy's  nature  was  a  gentle  and  timid  one. 
She  had  no  boldness  nor  enterprise  wliiilever. 
Slie  shrunk  back  from  danger,  from  pulilicily, 
and  from  independent  action.  Her  timid  nat 
lire  thus  of  il.self  previnled  her  from  following 
out  tlie  dictates  of  conscience.  Conscience  told 
liiT  thill  she  had  no  right  here,  that  she  was 
aiding  the  commis.sion  of  a  crime,  that  she 
should  llv.  but  her  natural  tiinidily  made  her 
remain.  Ilere  was  her  home.  Hi?re  she  had 
always  lived.  To  go  away  was  madness.  To 
get  .a  living  any  when"  was  im)iossiblc. 

And  thus  it  happened  that  though  a  prey  to 
the  dee|)est  anxiety,  yet.  Lucy  did  nothing  what- 
ever, but  lapsed  back  into  the  old  life,  and  into 
that  old  life  she  vrould  have  gone  back  for 
good,  had  it  not  Ih.-iu  for  an  accident  which 
changed  the  whole  current  of  her  thoughts  and 
of  her  life. 

She  was  one  day  sealed  in  the  library,  in  a  re- 
cess of  the  window,  ridding.  Heavy  curtains 
fell   down  completely  concealing  her.    Lucy 


was  not  aildlcte.l  lo  reullngin  the  library,  and 
.'It  Ihls  line  she  hail  picked  up  a  Ixwk  which 
was  lying  on  a  chnlr,  and  liirned  ofer  its  leaveH 
wllliout  mill  h  iiilirest,  when  foilsleps  arose  anil 
Voices  aieomiianying.  The  voices  were  Ihiw 
of  Lady  Lanifsdowni' and  Drury,  ami  they  wcrir 
boih  talking  in  a  low,  earnest'  tone.  At  ItiHt 
'e  could  make  out  nothing,  but  they  soon 
came  dose  by  and  stood  so  near  that  she  heard 
every  word  lliut  they  sahl.  Now,  Lucy  s  first. 
Ilioiiglil  wa-sthal  lliey  woiililgoon;  aflerward. 
as  they  stood  talking  so  near  her,  she  had  a 
vague  impulse  lo  rclical ;  and  this  she  noiild 
have  done  had  mil  sonielliing  wliicli  they  said 
so  roused  her  curiosity  thai  she  stood  roi.ti  d  lo 
tile  s|M>t,  listening  most  intently,  wllhoiil  any 
thought  that  she  was  |ierforinlng  the  disgraicful 
pail  of  eavesdiop|>er. 

•Ho  there's  no  more  news  than  that?"  were 
Lady  Landsdowne's  first  words  that  I  ucy 
heard. 

"  Well,"  was  the  reply  of  Oriiry,  "at  any 
rate  you  sec  we're  certain  lo  get  rid  of  llena- 
lowe.  " 

It  was  this  that  arrested  Lucy's  attention, 
roused  her  curiosity,  and  made  her  stand  rooted 
lo  the  spot,  listening  Willi  all  her  ears. 

"  Ves,"  said  Lady  Landsdowne,  softly,  "that 
follows,  of  course.    We'll  iret  rid  of  Ilenslowe   " 

"  Well,  "  said  Drury,  "  Tin  not  sure,  but  that 
its  heller  lo  have  Hi  rislowc  to  deal  with  than 
such  a  devil  as  Frink." 

"Oh,  no,"  said  Lady  Landsdowne;  "you 
forget.  The  cases  are  widely  different.  Ilens- 
lowe is  the  next  heir.  The  Landsdonnis  are 
all  dead,  and  Tancred  Ilenslowe  reiiresents  the 
children  of  .Mary  Lamisiiowne.  lie  will  be 
Lord  Landsdowne,  when  he  finds  out,  asa mat- 
ter of  course,  but  he  must  never  gel  llie  estates. 
To  have  him  here  as  Karl  of  Landsdowne,  and 
heir  to  all  the  property,  owner  and  master, 
would  be  it  very  ditlerent  thing  from  having 
Frink  here  as  partner.  The  Karl  would  be  our 
niasler,  but  P'rink,  at  the  very  worst,  would  be 
no  more  than  our  eiiual." 

"  Of  course,  of  course.  Oh,  yes, "  said  Drury, 
"1  know  all  that;  we  understand  it  all  |M'r- 
ficlly  well.  At  the  same  time  I  cannot  help 
wishing  that  we  had  let  thingn  go  on  as  they 
were.  The  young  people  were  evidently  ai- 
tached  to  one  another,  and  if  Ilenslowe  hail 
married  Lucy,  it  would  have  settled  the  whole 
thing." 

•  Well,  I  dare  say  that  might  have  been  liesl.  ' 
said  Lady  Landsdowne;  "but  what  is  Ihe  use 
of  lamenting?  You  know  how  Frink  interfered. 
First,  he  brought  him  here  to  use  him  as  a  whip 
over  us.  and  afterward,  when  he  saw  that  wo 
were  content  to  let  things  take  their  course,  he 
changed  his  mind,  lie  now  wants  t.iicy  him- 
self. Why  didn't  In  say  so  at  the  outset,  and 
avoid  all  this?  You  and  I  inu.st  arrange  a  new 
plan.  " 

"  Well.  I'm  afraid  we  must  be  siil)ordinale« 
any  wav.  Frink  will  get  Lucy  and  be  mastei 
heie.  1  haven't  the  nerve  I  once  had.  He'l/ 
send  us  to  tlie  right  about.  I'd  rather  have 
Ilenslowe  for  a  master.  If  it  weren't  too  !ate  I'd 
interfere  to  save  Ilenslowe  yet.  lint  it's  too 
late." 

"Of  course  it  is,"  said  Lady  Landsdowne, 
ealmh .  "  We  mustn't  hope  to  save  Hi-nslowc 
now.  He's  iloomeil.  He's  lost  already.  Wc 
must  now  try  to  light  off  Frink  tlit^  best  way  wi 
can.' 

"  Well,  if  it  comes  to  open  war,"  said  Diury, 
'and  il  may  come  to  that,  I  suppose  we've  got 
as  niueli  against  him  as  he  has  against  us.  " 

"Oh!  no,  no;  don't  think  that.  He's  got 
everything  against  U9,  in  black  and  white — 
proved  beyond  the  lio]ic  of  denial — and  what 
have  we  against  him? " 

"  What !  Why  the  murder  of  Tancred  Hens. 
lowe  " 

"  .\li,  and  how  can  we  prove  it?  Who  will 
find  the  bodv  of  Tancred  Ilenslowe?  Who  con 
prove  thai  Prink  was  ever  anything  else  than 
Ids  best  friend?  No,  no;  we  must  work  i« 
other  ways.  Above  all.  we  are  not  in  a  posi- 
tion to  ilify  him.  We  must  wait  till  he  comes 
back,  find  out  as  much  of  his  inteniions  as  pod- 
sible,  and  tight  him  with  his  own  weapons. 
Come,  rouse  yourself,  Wudliam.  This  life  of 
eiuso  ha«  almost  destroyed  you.  Think  of  what 
you  once  were — how  bold,  how  audacious  to 
contrive,  with  what  iron  nerve  and  invincible 
nil!  you  carried  out  your  plans,  with  what  sub- 
tlety you  could  undermine  and  circumvent  an- 
other. Come,  your  whole  future  is  at  stake — 
your  very  life.  Will  you  allow  yourself  to  be 
beaten  at  your  own  game  by  such  a  tyro  as 
Frink?" 


OLD  GAKTH. 


19 


I' 
1 


Drurv  drew  •  long  brentli. 

"  We'll— tliiil'ii  llko  a  breath  of  frcKli  nii 
jo»el  You  tiHuli  llie  rlRlit  8p<il,  Yck,  thiit's 
II.  I  "t  me  vimkc  iilT  thin  iiifiTiiHl  In/.tiiittx,  hikI 
I'll  rirdinivcii.  Kriiik  yd  I'll  »co  wliclliiT  lit 'x 
Koini{  to  have  II  all  lils  (iwn  wiiy  " 

Mere   the  riinvoi^utioti  ended,    and   tlic  twn 


""1" 
Hy   lui- 


Taueri  i  .  ih,  ho  lis  lo  warn  tiiiii  of  Ids  dun^'cr 
or  mivn  liliii  from  It  Tliia  second  wiii  her 
elder  »»l>>'  In  itddllion  to  tl|i> 'f  he  nlioidd 
be  savi'd  kIic  u  hlied  to  make  known  lo  liiin  lliu 


moved  off,  lenvliiK  J.iicy  ii  prey  toiinotiiiii'i  »iieli  j  Inilli  of  hlHiMiKlilinwlta  rcftrcuce  to  Iho  Landa 
iiH  Klie  had  never  known  before.     Kve n  the  Htiirt     dowrtp  OHlnlex. 

linKruvelnllonof  >Mr«.  Wellxthoimhlt  wiixHonic         But  bow  coidu  kbc  tly  lo   flud   him  or  tare 
tliini;  Unit  wii«eonni'ete<l  xvllli  iill  her  pH^t  and    hlin? 
alTieleil  all  .'lei    fnliire,  was  lefts  exiliiiiK  tliati  ]     ThU  was  easy  enough. 

thU — t^ven  Ih.'  clealh  of  that  mother  iliseovered  i      In  Ihc  llrsi  |  laee  she  liiiil  money  enonirh  to  ^o 
siiililenly,  and  lout  so  (loini,  wenietl  less  over-    anywhere.     She  had  always  been  liliernlly  hii|i 


from  LailT  I.antlidownr,  and  alio  from  'have  been  a  likely  raiiie  for  drIvInK  lie  away 
i^li'nit  of  Krlnk.  from  her  home.     Then.  aKain,  their  Hutpiiiona 

Uirned  loWiiril  Krink  I'hey  wondered  whelher 
it  WIS  possible  thai  he  eon  Id  hnveenlittd  her 
away  under  any  prelexi  whatever.  It  was  pint- 
Nllile,  yet  lliey  (oiild  iiol  ima^'ine  how  he  eo'dd 
eonliive  il.  Ah  far  as  I  hey  could  nee.  there  wan 
nbsoliilely  no  motive  whalevir  for  l.uey's  lliclil, 
and  it  was  also  ipiilu  lin|ioiuiilile  for  Iheui  lo  eon- 
Jt'clure  the  way  in  which  that  llight  had  been 
carrleil  oul. 

Three  days  had  elapned   before  Iliey   found 
oul.     The    foiirlh    day  was   taken  up  with  in 


whelming.  For  htire  was  the  revelation  of  a 
sreret  as  wonderful  anil  as  iinportanl,  and  the 
iliselosuro  of  a  eriinu  worse  than  that  of  Mrs. 
Wtlls,  while  at  the  same  time  there  was  I  he 
awful  intelligence  touching  the  doom  of  her 
lover. 

As  soon  as  she  could  wilhdraw  unobserveil 
from  her  hidliifr-plaee  where  she  had  been  an 
unintentional  hearer  of  so  much,  she  did  so,  and 
souk'ht  the  privacy  of  her  own  chanilHr,  when 
•he  lurnt-d  her  Ihoii^dils  toward  all  llnit  she  had 
heard,  piideiivoriiiK  lo  recall  i^very  word  in  that 
convi-rsatiou.  Out  of  all  that  conversalion  a 
number  uf  things  were  very  plainly  manifest  lo 
her. 

First.  Tancred  irrnslowe  she  already  knew 
from  his  own  lips  was  relaled  to  the  Landsdowne 
■family;  she  now  learned  that  he  was  ne.\t  of 
kin  antl  the  true  heir.  allhniiKh  he  hmiself  tlid 
not  know  it.  His  ignorance  must  have  arisen 
from  the  secluded  life  which  his  inolher  had  led, 
and  pos.4ilily  her  lack  of  inkres'  in  the  family 
affairs  of  Tancred's  father. 

Scnontlly.  Tancred  was  at  this  moment  the 
real  and  tiie  only  Karl  of  Liindsdowne. 

Thirdly,  Tancred  was  the  real  heir  and  owner 
and  muster  of  ail  these  eslales.  Hhe  was  here 
as  inlerlo|icr.  She  was  I.iicy  Wells.  .  The  Hall 
lielonited  lo  the  Karl.  TanerctI  the  real  heir. 
What  n  wonderful  turning  of  the  tables  was 
here.  A  short  time  sint  c  she  w a« the  great  heir- 
CM.  and  lie  the  humble  suitor;  now  he  was 
the  great  heir,  and  she  the  humblo  anil  in- 
signiHcanl  anil  low-born  girl. 

Fourthly,  she  now  underslooil  very  well  that 
policy  of  Lady  Lundsdowiie  which  once  had 
scemeil  so  strange  to  her  and  to  Tancred — the 
policy  by  which  they  had  been  allowed  to  see  so 
much  of  one  another.  Il  was  allowed  out  of  a 
delilioratc  purpose  lo  bring  about  a  marriage 
between  them.  Tancred  hatl  been  brought  here 
for  that  piirptjse  and  for  no  other.  From  their 
conversation  it  seemed  as  if  Frink  had  at  tlrsl 
brought  him  here  its  u  menace  against  Lady 
Lanilsdowne  anil  Drury,  and  that  they  had  ac 
cepted  the  siluation. 

Fifthly,  whatever  may  have  been  Frink's 
policv  in  the  first  place,  he  afterward  changed 
It.  lie  was,  au  Lucy  had  always  feared,  a  trai- 
tor. He  hatl  gone  off  with  his  trusting  friend 
for  the  pnrpi^se  of  effecting  his  destruction. 
That  wa.s  evident.  He  had  taken  advantage  of 
the  manuscript  business  to  get  Tancred  into  a 
position  in  which  ha  might  be  secretly  tle- 
atroyed. 

sixthly,  his  motive  for  this  was  not  hard  to 
find.  The  conversation  showed  that  Frink  was 
aiming  after  a  share  of  the  Lanilsdowne  proper 
tj',  and  as  large  a  share  as  possible.  His  inleu- 
tnm  was  first  of  all  to  destroy  the  next  of  kin, 
Tancred,  so  as  to  get  rid  of  any  danger  from  his 
side,  then  lo  marrv  Lui  y,  the  nominal  heiress, 
and  gain  control  of  everything. 

Here,  then,  there  was  a  motive  strong  enough 
to  lead  such  a  man  to  the  commission  of  almost 
any  crime. 

Finally,  Tancred  was  now  in  a  position  of 
deadly  peril.  A  plot  liiul  been  made  aiming  at 
nothing  less  than  his  utter  destruction.  In  the 
conversalion  it  had  In-en  said  licit  he  \va.salrcady 
lost  and  that  it  was  "too  lale"  lo  save  him. 
"Toolatel"  The  Ihought  was  aiifruish.  IJut 
Lticy  woulil  not  yet  liclieve  il.  They  them- 
selves could  not  know  for  certain.  There  was 
yet  time  for  hope  and  he  might  yet  be  saved. 

The  question  now  came  to  lief  more  impera- 
tively then  ever.     What  should  she  do? 

To  this  qut;slion  she  could  now  give  an  an- 
swer. The  circumslaiiccs  were  very  different 
from  what  thev  had  been  before.  On  the  former 
occasion  it  hail  been  only  lierself  thai  was  con- 
cerned. Now,  however,  it  was  not  only  her- 
self, but  another  one  dearer  than  herself.  What 
she  would  not  do  for  herself  she  would  do  for 
Tancred. 

She  resolved  then  upon  instant  and  imme- 
diate flight,  and  for  the  following  reasons: 

First,  to  save  herself  from  a  false  position,  to 


!  tiiiiries  anil  searchings  about  the  Hall  and  estate, 
plied,  and  had  never  spent  much.  She  did  not  '  Kvery  place  was  examined  most  carefully  and 
scruple  |o  use  all  that  slie  had  in  such  a  pur|iusc  '  not  a  nook  or  cornei  jf  house  or  estate  w  as  left 
as  this,  wliicli  was  to  restore  to  '.andsdowno  its  !  uninspected.  Hut  nowhere  did  they  find  any 
true  lord  and  heir.  I  trace   of   her.     A    few    things,    however,    they 

Again,  she  had  the  address  of  Tancred's  |  Ic.med.  One  was,  that  she  had  taken  away  a 
moiher,  at  Liverpool,  which  he  had  given  her.  Ismail  amount  of  clolliiiig,  allhough  not  a  par 
III  ciihc  any  letters  should  fail  lo  reach  her  from  I  tide  of  her  jewelry  had  been  removed.  Another 
him,  he  hud  direcled  her  lo  write  or  send  to  Ids  '  tiling  was  thai  she  had  left  early  in  liie  inorn- 
inollier.  who  would  bti  able  to  aeep  her  In- 1  ing,  or  some  lime  during  Ihc  night.  In  aiidiliun 
formed  as  to  Ills  movemeiils.  I  to  Ibis  seanli  in  the  Hall  and  grounds,  further 

Thus.  Lucy,  knew  exaolly  where  to  go,  and  inipdries  and  seanhes  were  mude  throughout 
had  money  lo  gel  lliere.  I  the  surrounding  distrlit,     Litlle  or  nulhiug  was 

So  that  the  only  thing  remaining  was  for  her  I  found  out  here.     A  vague  report  came  in  that  a 


to  gel  oil.  Her  wish  was,  of  course,  lo  go  w  ilh 
out  l>elng  observed,  so  that  she  might  not  be 
followed.     There  wassonie  dilHcultv  alMiut  this. 


young  lady  was  seen  walking  along  the  road 
early  in  the  mnrniiig,  a  few  days  previously. 
From  the  keeper  of  the  nearest  railway  station 


Had  she  l)een  «  bold  and  enterprising  young  illiev  learned  ihatayoung  I'.dy  had  been  there 
lady,  she  might  have  gone  oil  by  night;  tiiiead  |  four  days  bcfori'.  but  she  liad  kept  her  veil  down 
Ing  her  way  through  tlie  park,  and   scaling  the  j  so  that  he  c  ulil  not  see  what  she  was  like.     She 


walls.  For  such  an  expli'il  as  that,  however, 
she  would  never  have  hud  llie  rei|Uisiie  nerve. 
Indeed,  had  her  esciipe  depended  upon  this,  she 
never  coulil  have  etreeted  il.  Fori unately.  for 
her,  accidenl  suggested  to  her  a  mode  of  depart- 
ure which  was  simpler  and  more  feasible. 

It  was  the  fashion  for  a  number  of  beggars, 
half  gypsy  folk,  and  such  like,  to  come  lo 
Lamrsdownc  Ilafl  to  receive  certain  alms  by 
virtue  of  an  old  custom  width  hail  originated 
in  past  ages.  It  happened  that  one  of  their 
visiling  days  occurred  about  this  lime.  Il 
seemed  to  Lucy  that  she  might  easily  slip  oul 
among  them  wilboiit  any  one  susiKclmg. 

Accordingly  she  collected  what  things  she 
wished  to  lake,  wrapped  Ihem  in  a  bundle, 
threw  an  old  mantle  over  her,  put  on  an  old  bon 
net.  and  in  this  guise  waited  till  dusk.  Hy  that 
liiiii'  the  gvpsies  were  beginning  to  start.  Lucy 
did  not  wish  to  Ite  among  them,  nor  behind 
them,  but  went  out  before  them.  No  notice 
whaiever  was  taken  of  her,  and  thus  she  es 
caped  unobserved. 


C'HAPTEH  XXI. 

THE  SEAIltll  A.ND  ITS  IIE8CI.TS. 

So   infrei|uent  was  the  association  of  Lady 
Landstlowne  with   Lucy,  and  so  little  was  the 


wentoff  by  me  of  the  trains,  butwhelher  north 
low iird  C'l  1  .''sle.  or  south  towuiil  Liverpool,  was 
more  than  he  could  say.  But  even  if  the  sta- 
lion master  liad  known  the  dircclitm  which  slio 
took,  it  would  have  availed  but  little,  for  they 
still  would  have  been  in  Ignorance  of  her  pur- 
|K'se  and  of  her  ultimate  destination.  Such 
were  the  circumstances  attendant  upon  Lucy's 
aight. 

Drury,  however,  was  confident  that  he  woultl 
flnil  her.  He  had  connections  indifferent  cities 
of  the  kingdom.  To  these  he  wrote  at  once. 
In  Edinburgh,  in  Glasgow,  in  Carlisle,  in  Pres- 
ton, in  Liverpool,  in  Manchester,  and  in  London, 
agents  were  put  in  motion  as  soon  as  |)ossible, 
and  exerting  themselves  in  con..ectitm  with  the 
|«)licc.  The  circumstance  of  Lucy's  tlight,  to- 
gether Willi  other  things,  had  caused  Drury  to 
undergo  a  complete  transformation.  From  the 
easy,  twaddling,  voluble,  |)lausilile,  indolent  old 
man,  he  had  suddenly  changed  lo  an  eager, 
vigilont,  active,  scheming,  crafty  plotter,  with 
every  energy  of  his  botly,  and  every  faculty  of 
his  mind  roused  to  action.  The  resources  of  a 
subtle  nature,  and  adroit  manner,  and  cool  nerve, 
were  all  called  forth,  and  Drury  became  again 
the  daring  adventurer  who,  years  beforo  had, 
by  a  bold  exploit,  seized  upon  the  vast  inherit- 
ance of  the  Landsdovt-nes.  Drury  threw  him- 
self now  with  his  whole  soul  into  this  search 
after  Lucy,  and  not  a  day  passed  in  which  he 


thought  given  lo  her,  that  several  days  clapsetl    did  not   suggest  some  licw  plan,  or  put  some 

new  machinery  in  motion.  Fortunate  was  it 
that  he  possessed  no  clew  whatever  to  her  move- 
ments, for  hatl  he  possessed  the  slightest  he 
would  infallibly  have  fallen  upon  her  trail,  anil 
brough'  her  back. 

Beside  the  active  energies  of  Drury,  Lady 
Lanilsdowne  was  but  an  interior  geniui.  She  re- 
lied altogether  upon  him,  and  only  sought  to 
assist  him  by  the  offer  of  an  occasional  sugges- 
tion. 

At  length,  one  day,  a  new  incident  occurred, 
which  served  to  divert  Ihc  thoughts  of  both  of 
them  to  a  new  subject,  and  rouse  up  Drury  to  a 
fresh  degree  of  vigilance,  so  as  to  guard  against 
a  new  danger.     It  was  a  letter  from  Frink. 

The  letter  was  daletl  London,  and  consi.sted  of 
but  a  few  lines.  It  informed  Ihem  brielly  that 
he  liad  accomplished  Ihe  purpose  for  which  he 
had  set  out,  and  that,  after  allending  to  some 
business  in  London,  he  would  go  to  Lands- 
downe  Hall.  A  signilicaut  postscript  contained 
the  following: 


before  her  abseni'o  was  discovered.  Since  the 
death.of  .Mrs.  Wells  there  had  been  no  one  to 
fill  lii:r  place,  nor  had  any  one  been  engageil  to 
take  the  post  of  lady's-maid  to  Lucy,  ('onsc- 
quenlly.  lliere  was  no  one  in  particular  to  Iw  in- 
terested in  her  movements.  The  first  one  who 
noticed  that  she  was  not  at  the  Hall  was  a  sta- 
ble boy,  who  iiseil  lo  hold  her  horse  when  she 
went  out  riding;  which  boy,  observing  that,  for 
several  days,  she  ilid  not  make  her  appearance, 
began  to  in»ke  ini|Uiries  under  Ihc  impression 
thiit  she  was  ill,  and  these  inquiries  led  to  the 
discovery  that  she  was  gone. 

The  startling  inleHigenci;  was  received  by 
Lady  Lanilsdowne.  at  first,  with  ineretlulily,  and 
aflefward  by  an  agitation  fully  warranted  by 
such  a  circumstance. 

Drury  was  rtuised,  and  fell  as  much  agitation 
as  she  did.  A  search  was  made  in  all  direc- 
lioiis.  Tiiey  would  have  kept  it  secret,  if  possi- 
ble, but  that  could  not  be  tlone,  since  the  whole 
house  had  learned  the  fact  of  her  disajiptjarance 
before  they  themselves  had  heartl  of  it.  But 
the  search  which  they  made  was  unavailing. 

First  of  all,  they  i|iiestioned  every  one  of  Ihe 
•ervanis  most  closely  and  striclly.  In  vain— not 
one  of  Ihem  knew  anything  about  her.  Not  one 
of  them  had  seen  her  for  three  days;  nor  could 
they  Icarn  anything  from  any  of  tliem  which 
might  throw  a  light  upon  the  cause  of  her  de- 
parture. No  letter  had  come  from  Henslowe. 
so  that  it  could  not  arise  from  any  sci:ret  love- 
affair,  and  they  knew  very  well  that  there  was 
no  other  one  who  coiiltl  possibly  have  inspirctl 
her  Willi  any  tender  sentiments.  Since  the  tleath 
of  Mrs.  Wells  she  had  been  very  greatly  tie 
pres.scil,  but  such  a  state  of  mind  would  hardly 


"  P.S.— I  should  like  very  much  to  have  Lucy 
prepared  lo  receive  me  in  a"  more  cordial  man- 
ner than  the  last  lime.  ' 

On  reading  this  letter,  Drury  handed  it  in  si- 
lence to  Lady  Landstlowne.  She  read  it  care- 
fully, and  then  neither  of  them  said  anything 
for  some  time. 

"  He's  done  it,"  said  Drury,  at  last. 

Latlv  Landstlowne  noddctf. 

"  I'll  rather  have  Henslowe  back,  if  it  could  be 
done,"  continued  Drury. 

Lady  Landsdowne  said  nothing. 

"  However,  regrets  are  useless,  and  we've  got 


20 


OLD  OAHTH. 


I 


■^ 


lo  •rl.    1  we  lomelhInK  very  pcrtilliir  In  thut 
iXMlncriiit,  ilun'l  yuiiT" 

"Wlml?" 

"  Don't  youneo  thut  liiiit  about  Lucy?" 

"  Vim." 

"  Well,  what  U  tho  niflkiiliiK  of  that,  ilo  you 
•uppiMi't" 

"  Why,  ulinply  ihU,  Ihul  he  wlnhiw  uii  tomnku 
l.ury  moru  corihiil  lo  him,  n*  it  that  were  poiwl- 
bli),  f'Vi'ii  if  mIki  V  urc  hiTo.  " 

"  Oil,  rill,  thcrc'H  more  than  thnt." 
I.    -Wh*!?' 

"  Wliy,  h(>'a  RoinK  to  flgbt  on  that  Imie." 

"  Ki((lit  on  Ihiit  boiet" 

"  Yi'«,  hu's  Ku'ng  <*>  Ire  tlio  Drat  gun  in  the 
Damn  of  I.iicy  ■' 

"  I  don't  nnilerslimd." 

■'  Wi'll,  tliiii  h  It:  I  believe  he  la  si  the  liot 
torn  of  Lucy's  (lisnppciir»ntT.  lie's  n"t  her  oft 
Homehow,  I'orliii|)»  hen  'old  her  Me  truth. ' 
I'erhiipH  hc'H  truni|)eil  up  Honm  slury  iibuut 
HenHiowe.     Purhnpit  hu'H  frifthtciuxl  her." 

"  liut  thnt'it  iinpoiwibln;  ho   hiutii't  written." 

"  No;  but  ho  nmy  hnvi  coinn  lipp'  hiinwlf  in 
nomc  underlinnileil  innnner.  lli: could  iiiHilvdo 
thBl.  Whoever  of  the  Hervniit"  he  Imit  brified, 
lie  hw  done  It  well,  for  1  cun't  discover  iiny 
tbinj;.  nnd  I  can't  tlnd  out  Ibiit  any  one  of  IiIn 
ntyluor  ll)?ure  bus  ever  been  here.  Well,  lie's 
(jot  her  nwny;  hc'a  prolmbly  told  her  thf  triil/i. 
And  now,  his  next  step  will  lie  to  coino  to  iin 
o|H'n  rupture  with  us.  He'll  come  here — de- 
mand Lucy — we  cnn'l  produci!  her.  He'll  then 
nccuse  u."  of  lireakhi),' fnilh  with  him,  (piiirrel 
with  us,  nnd  lu'trin  ojwuwnr,  unlesr.,  indeed,  we 
both  po  down  on  our  knees  iMfore  him,  and  ac- 
cept the  terms  wliieli  he  may  be  Kraciously 
)>le:ised  lo  icrnnt.  Oh,  the  fact  is, llenslowc 
would  have  been  by  far  the  belter  muster." 

"  Ibil  arc  you  sure  that  he  U  going  to  be  tho 
master'i'" 

"  Well,  that's  Just  the  qiicMion." 

'•  Are  you  ^niwg  to  give  up  all  at  the  first 
blow?" 

"Hv  no  means." 

"  \\'liat  do  you  intend  lo  do?" 

"Well,  that  s  the  very  tliini;  tliat  I  do  not 
know  just  yet.  I  shall  have,  to  be  guided  by 
cireumslaneeH  nilogether,  nnd  meet  Friiik  us 
may  seem  best." 

"  Hut  you  will  have  to  come  to  an  open  rupt- 
ure." 

"Thai  don't  follow," 

"  Why,  if  he  conies  here  for  Lucy,  anil  finds 
(hat  she  Is  i^itne,  he  will  at  once  (le<lnre  that  we 
have  sent  litrawayon  purpose  to  keep  her  from 
bim." 

"Oh,  of  course.  That's  his  jiliin.  He  gets 
IjUcy  away  first 'Irimseif,  and  then  charges  us 
with  carrying  or  sending  her  off.  He'll  be  bit 
tcrly  abusive  and  insulting,  no  doubl,  and  do 
all  iic  can  to  force  on  a  quurrel;  end  for  that 
very  reason  I  won't  fighl— at  any  rate,  not 
openly.  He's  determined  to  quarrel,  and  I'm 
equally  determinid  not  to.  I'll  explain,  I'll 
apologize,  I'll  Halter,  I'll  do  anything  but  qiiar 
rel.  I'm  resolved  lo  keep  on  good  terms  with 
him,  so  aa  to  be  in  a  position  to  watch  his  lilllc 
game  and  circumvent  him  at  the  right  time." 


CHAPTEK  XXtl. 

A  LKTTEn   KROM  TIIK  LOST. 

Lucy  luceceded  in  finding  Mrs.Henslowe  with- 
out any  dilBculty.  Hlie  soon  explained  all  about 
herself,  and  made  them  acquainted  with  as 
much  of  her  story  a.s  she  deemed  proper  to  re- 
veal. She  did  not  tliink  it  necessary  to  trust 
them  with  tho  secret  of  her  i)arcntage.  She 
merclv  gave  them  lo  understand  that  her 
fricnifs  were  0]>posed  lo  her  encagement  willi 
Tancred,  and  that  his  life  was  in  danger  from 
their  plots.  This  was,  of  course,  Huitlcient  to 
rouse  the  fullest  sympathy  of  I'aiiline  nnd  her 
mother.  Tliev  were  well  aware  of  Tancred's 
feelings  toward  Lucy,  and  on  seeing  her  now, 
coming  a.s  she  did  iinder  such  circum.slauces, 
they  n^ceived  her  with  ojien  arms. 

jJeitber  Mrs.  Henslowe  nor  Pauline  bad  felt 
the  alightcst  anxiety  about  Tanered.  Ho  had 
told  them  the  same  as  be  had  told  Lucy,  name- 
ly, that  he  would  be  for  a  long  time  on  a  lonely 
i-sland.  and  that  six  months  at  least  inus"t 
elapse  before  they  could  expect  to  bear  from 
Iiim.  The  only  chance  of  hearing  from  him 
sooner  would  be  In  the  event  of  a  total  failure, 
and  relinquifbment  of  the  piir|K)se9  of  llio  c.\ 
pedition.  And  so.  aa  the  .six  months  were  little 
more  than  half  over,  they  looked  forward  to  a 
still  further  period  of  wailing. 


But    the    Information   which    Lucy   brought 
tilled  them  all  Willi  teiTMt.     That   TancHNl   was 
related  to  the  LunilMloHiies  they  knew,  but  that 
Imj  wiw  tho   next   of   kin    Mrs.    Hensliiwe   hud 
nevi  r  siispocteil.     Auaiii   the   inlelllgenco  that 
Kriiik  was  fulse  roused  thrm  to  a  still   greater 
digrie  of  terror.      In  fail,  the   Intelligence  wiw 
so  terrible  lliat  they  could  scarcely  bring  them 
selves  to    believe    It,    and    rejected    it    utterly. 
They  sought  to  tlnd   nrgumenls   to  op|MMo  ull 
the  circumstuntial  cviilence  whi(  h  the  brought, 
und  apiH'uled  most  of  all  to  Taiicrvd'H  hiug  and 
familiar  intercoiirst  with    Krink.      They    hud 
been    frienils  from   boyhood.      They    hud   ex 
changed  inanv   and   msnv   an   act    of    kindlv 
frienilshiii.      Kriiik    was  lioiind  by  every  prlil 
ciple  of  iluty,  and  every  tie  of  friendshlii,  und 
every  motive  of  honor,  to  stund  by    his   frieiul 
Kven  if  Krliik  sought  after  his  own   seltlsli    In 
leresl.  he  could  guin  far  molt'   by   serving  Tan 
cred  than  by  liel raying  him   Into   the   hands  of 
strangers.     If  h'rink   knew   thai    Tancred   was 
next  of  kin  ho  <duld  do   iKtler   for  himself    by 
working    as  the   ally  ^if  his   friend    than    his 
enemy  and  betrayer.      lly   such  arguments   as 
these  they  sought  to  overthrow   the  siispicinns 
of  Lucy;  and  so  strong  were  tlii'se  arguments, 
and  so  implii'it  was  Ihe  failh   which   they    both 
had  in  Krink,  that  Lucy  la'gaii  lo   imagine  tliat 
she    must   have   done    lilm  an  injusiice,  or  thut 
Krink   hini'-elf  had  dei  eived  Lady  Landsilowne 
and  Driiry  most  ll.oroughly.     In  the  very  midst 
of  tills,  a  letter  came  oim^  day  directed  to   .Mis 
Henslowe  which  gave  a  new  turn  to  alTuirs. 

I'aiiline  went  to  Ihe  door  ul  iHe  poHiinun's 
knock  and  took  a  Idler  from  him  wiili  a  cry  of 
joy.  With  this  Idler  she  came  ru-hiiig  back 
and  thrust  it,  with  a  Hushed  face  and  lieuming 
eves,  inio  her  mother's  liaml.  Lii<  y  -larted  up. 
sharing  the  excilemint  of  Pauline,  and  Mrs. 
Henslowe,  on  looklngat  the  address,  exclaimed  : 

"  Why.  it's  from    Tanciedl  " 

It  was  even  so.  The  address  was  in  Tancreil's 
banilwriling.  The  Idler  was  covered  with 
foreign  posial  marks.  On  opening  lliiy  foiinil 
it  written  in  Tancred's  handwriting,  and  leatl 
the  following: 

"  I..'Kleirn,  Se|>leinl«.r  -JO.  isao. 

"  Mr  DKAKKHT  MoTiiKU,  — You  will  be  sur- 
prised to  get  a  Idler  dated  from  this  place,  but 
I  may  aciouiit  for  it  from  the  f ai  I  that  my  e.\- 
|)4Mlilion  is  e.vplodi-d,  and  I  am  here  on  a  new- 
plan.  Hut  I'll  explain  all  about  it  in  a  few 
words.  Well,  we  found  the  island  of  Leoiifoile 
after  soini'  trouble,  and  went  lo  work  there  dig- 
ging   like   beavrs.      Tlie   lunnuscript  was  all 

111  and  vaiu;ible  as  fir  a.s  it  went,  and  we 
worked  on  full  of  hope  for  week  after  week, 
till  al  last  we  got  to  the  botlom.  On  reaclimg 
that  imporlnnt  point,  however,  we  found  iinfort 
iiimtelv  that  llnre  was  nothing  in  il  I 
shouldn't  wondi:r  if  some  one  bad  been  there 
before  us:  perhugis  the  pirati!  'Capilano'  him 
self,  or  perhaps,  even,  one  of  lite  Landsdownes 
However,  lliere's  the  melancholy  I  id,  anil  I 
leave  you  to  iniagine  Ihe  faces  of  Oartli.  Krink, 
and  your  humble  servant  on  the  ilay  when  we 
came  up  from  our  last  ili.scovcry. 

"  Well,  we  all  cleared  out  nnd  sold  the 
schooner  and  traps  in  Palermo.  I'm  happy  to 
siiy  thai  we  sold  thi-stulT  al  a  siiHIcienl  ndvanci' 
to  pay  us  for  our  trouble,  so  that  none  of  us  are 
much  oul  of  pocket,  ftarth  cUaretl  out  to  join 
his  Itcpublican  frientls,  and  Krink  remaineil 
awhile  with  me.  I've  just  got  an  offer  from  a 
wealthy  American.  He  has  engaged  me  to  go 
to  Florence  to  copy  piclures  for  him.  Tiie 
offer  is  a  very  haniLsonie  one,  intleeil,  and  makes 
me  quite  flush.  I  owe  this  lo  Krink.  Poor  old 
Krink  seems  awfully  cut  up  becau.se  I've  been 
so  ilisapiHiinted. 

"  1  won't  go  home  till  next  spring,  for  my  en- 
gagement is  too  important  to  h'ave,  nnd  the 
only  thing  that  can  tiraw  me  home  is  Lucy ;  but 
I've  written  to  her,  and  explained  all  about  it. 
Anil  now,  dear  mother,  as  for  you,  I  want  very 
much  for  you  and  Pauline  to  come  out  al  once, 
anil  I  will  mc«'l  you  at  Leghorn.  I  inclose  a 
draft  for  Ihirty  iiounds,  which  will  pay  all  your 
expenses  oul  here.  Write  me  '  Postc  Hestantc, 
Leghorn,'  and  let  mo  know  when  you  leave,  so 
that  I  may  know  about  when  to  expect  you.  Be 
lis  quick  us  you  can,  for  I  am  anxious  to  got  off 
to  Florence. 

'  Krink  is  oil  for  Kngland  soon,  anil  iwrhnps 
be  may  see  you  before  you  leave  Liverpool.  lie 
can  tell  you  all  about  our  adventure.  I  wish  I 
could  go,  too,  and  bring  you  on,  but  I  can't 
manage  it.  And  now,  dear  mother,  do  not  sup- 
pose that  tbc  failure  of  this  expedition  is  any- 
thing so  very  bad.  Of  course  wo  were  disap- 
pointed, but  we  have  come  to  laugh  over  it  now. 


Por  my  (mrl  my  circiimslances  are  very  inod, 
and  my  prosu-tta  quite  brilliuul.  I  tlnd  that 
Krliik  liiia  liTin  blowing  my  lrum|i<a  every- 
wheri',  so  that  my  fiitiire  is  oulle  »ei  ore  1  m 
almost  ufruiil  to  say  how  miicii  I  exjH  1 1  lo  muka 
llilnjeur.  Knoiigh  to  su\  ihut  Im  as  giHiil  a* 
independent,  so  you  see  you  must  not  rondola 
with  my  fuiliire,  but  lonniatulale  me  on  my 
siicceas.  tlive  my  U'st  love  lo  dear  P.mline, 
and  believe  me,  dourest  niothiT, 

"  Vuur  alTecliuiiate  son, 

"   rAKCIlKU." 

Pauline  read  thin  htter  out  loud,  and  great 
WHS  the  joy  in  the  little  bouseliolil  The  letter 
passed  from  hand  to  hand,  and  each  one  read  il 
privately.  All  fear  nnd  stis|i<'iise  was  now  over, 
und  nolhing  of  doubt  as  lo  the  Iriitli  and  ..u 
thenllcily  of  the  Idler  was  enliTtalned  by  any. 
Mrs  Henslowe  iin  nly  made  a  passing  remark 
that  the  writing  wus  lienier  than  iisuni,  nnd  that 
the  concli'  ion  wus  a  Itifie  more  formal  than 
'I'ani  red's  ,  .ual  style;  but  these  ciiminenia  ex- 
cited  no  ail  niion  whatever. 

All  were  .  ilighted.  and  each  one  had  privata 
and  siNcia'  :casons.  All  were  overjoyeil  at  the 
safely  of  Tancred,  and  eqiiully  overjoyed  at  got 
ling  rid  of  the  horrilile  suspie'lon  that' had  been 
lurking  in  tliiir  minds  it  nus  now  iierfectly 
evident  to  all  of  them  Ihut  Krink  wus  no  traitor'; 
indeed,  1(1  far  Has  he  from  Ising  a  traitor  thut 
he  wus  still  proviiiL' himself  the  faithfiil  anil 
sleailfa-st  friend  of  'rancred.  To  him  Tuncreij 
was  even  now  attributing  his  li  test  pieieof  ^-ood 
foitune.  Krink  was  the  one  who  was  blowing 
his  lrum|H't.  anil  w  ho  had  obtained  for  him  his 
present  brilliant  engaL'emenl. 

Mrs  Henslowe  anil  Pauline  wi-re  also  Inex- 
pressilily  deligliled  at  Ihe  invilution  for  them  to 
go  to  Italy,  ll  was  like  u  summons  to  come  to 
heaven.  Liverpool  was  a  place  which  they 
particularly  detisted.  anil  the  gloomv  lodginga 
in  which  they  had  been  living  made  il  still 
worse.  .\nd  now  they  were  invitci^  to  leave 
Ibis  gloomy  town,  ainf  these  gloomy  lodginga, 
logo  to  till'  delicious  eliinate,  Ihe  genial  sun- 
shine, Ihe  beauty,  the  joyoiisuess,  una  the  glory 
of  classic  Italy. 

Lucy  again  was  touched  more  particularly  by 
the  allusion  to  herself,  and  the  letter  written  to 
her.  .Much  would  she  have  given,  and  slie  would 
have  done  niuili  to  be  able  to  get  noa.ses.sion  of 
lliat  Idler,  lint  it  was  directed  lo  l.andsdowne 
Hall,  and  of  i  nurse  that  wits  out  of  her  reach. 
She  did  not  dare  lo  go  there,  or  to  send  there. 
Once  out  of  the  power  of  Lady  Landsdownc, 
nothing  would  Induce  her  to  go  back.  Mrs. 
Henslowe  and  Pauline  did  not  know  her  secret 
as  vel,  but  thev  knew  that  she  would  not  go 
back  to  Landsilowne  Hall,  and  so  they  now 
iinitiil  their  enlreath's  in  the  endeavor  to  induce 
her  to  go  Willi  lliem  to  Italy.  There  was  every 
reason  why  she  should— as  their  friend,  as  tho 
Is'trothed  of  Tancred — for  she  would  be  under 
the  protection  of  .Mrs  Henslowe,  and  secure 
from  di.-ciivcry  by  her  friends.  To  such  a  jour- 
ney no  great  persuasion  was  needed.  Anything 
was  iM'tler  than  noiiig  back.  The  poor  girl  was 
no  longer  the  preat  heiriss,  but  merely  the 
friendless  orphan.  Lucy  Wells,  and  so  she  wai 
glad  to  accept  the  kindly  invitation. 


CHAPTEU  XXI II. 


On  the  following  day  a  gentleman  was  an- 
nounced who  sent  in  bis  card.  To  the  surprise 
of  all  it  was  Krink.  Mrs.  Henslowe  und  Pau- 
line were  delighted  lit  the  urrivul  of  Tancred's 
friend,  and  hastened  to  si'e  him;  while  Lucy, 
partly  froiii  an  inviiu  ible  dislike  to  him,  aiid 
jiartly  also  from  n  dretid  that  he  might  Iwlray 
her  to  Lady  Landsilowne,  refused  to  wo  him, 
and  made  them  promise  to  sav  nothing  about 
her. 

The  letter  which  they  had  Just  received  bad 
inspired  Mrs.  Henslowe  and  Pauline  both  with 
the  warmest  feelings  of  gratitude  and  esteem 
for  one  who  had  proved  himself  such  a  faithful 
friend,  and  for  wlom  Tancred  professed  such 
a  strong  regard.  Tlieie  was  also  a  little  touch 
of  compuni'tior.  in  the  mind  of  each  at  the 
thought  of  the  injustice  which  they  had  done 
him  in  listcnitig  to  Lucy's  suggestion,  and  in  im- 
agining that  he  could  ever  have  been  a  tiniioi. 

Krink  was.  therefore,  received  with  a  warmth 
which  must  liave  been  most  satisfactory  to  him 
self,  and  was  made  to  feci  that  tho  mother  nad 
sister  of  Tancred  regarded  him  with  nooidinary 
favor.  He  had,  of  course,  much  lo  tell  about 
their  exiiedilion,  and  entered  into  very  full  dc- 


gone  to 
H  1  and 
profits  I 
ull   for 
I'poll    g 
oni'i'  li'f 
lion  anil 
cred  bill 
this  Jiin 
U|),  V  n< 
worPs  III 
recoinnii 
eral  salu: 
And  II 
lire.     In 
have   III 
then  ih'i 
route  w 
that   shi 
Franc 
L'poi 
own, 
would 
horn, 
cheapl 
venieni 
self  mil 
finish 

This 
lowo  wi 
ney  ha 
an  incv 
Franci 
ing. 
double 
plan  CI 
sibilily 
made 
Frink  i 
know  i 

Th. 
ready 
by  t  lie 
by  P. 
aurpri-: 
markali 
Hall  wi 
scoundi 
in  leagi 
deslroy 
upon  I 
former 
scnled  I 
a.s   his 

fcneroi 
n   add 
anil  Pa 

eloqllet 
his  un.' 
thcrefo 
grow  w 
the  cor 
tmposai 
tho  foe 


OLD  GARTH. 


21 


'•rjr  mod, 
nmr  IbM 
H't  «Tiry- 
nrr  I  m 
I  I  III  milk* 
"  i;muiI  m 
>i  I  oikIiiI* 
II-  iJii  tnjr 
r  r.iiilini', 


1  llie  gliTj 


I  flnt  pari  wax  a  xliiiiili-  imr 
i«llvo  lit  fn'tn,  mid  li*  (llil  not  linvc  to  ilrnw  In 
Hill  nllKlll'^t  iliKrv)' ii|K>ii  liln  liiiii^liiiillnii.  Ilu 
ri'liitpil  llii'lr  ili^iimv  mi  rniililriK  Hu'  iH)liit 
wmt  of  Viilciinii,  iiiiil  tliiilliik;  im>  ixlaiiil  iIiiti'. 
tlii'lr  viiyiiKi'  III  MriMiilKill.  Iliuir  nliini  In 
I'liU^rmo,  mill  tlii'li  llnul  illiinvir}  uf  tjannrorli'. 
Tlion  III!  iIi'mtIIm'iI  Willi  Krinl  iirmriiry  llirlr 
lillior  nil  Mil'  iNliiriil.  Iliilr  wnrk  ut  tlii'  iiiniK'y 
|iil,  mill  Mil'  Willi  r  ilriilii. 

'I'Ih'  rrinrlii.li.il  nf  liln  ninry  wiiit,  liDWPVcr, 
iniiilr  up  mmr  rrnin  iiiiiiKJiiulinii. 

Al  llii!  Iiiilliini  iiniii'  hull',  111'  Milil,  llii'V  linil 
dl'ii'ovi'i'i'il  II  iiiiiMH  iif  (linlH'ri  mill  iHuinU  liiilf 
di'i'ityi'il,  lirnkrii  '■imirN,  rii'*U-il  IimiIm,  uihI  iiriiis 
(if  iiiilliiili' riinliiiiii,  nil  nf  hIiIi'Ii  Weill  In  ulinw 
dltliiT  lliiit  iin  liinniy  liiiil  rvir  liirii  i|p|>n'<ili'i| 
llnri',  nr  I'Isi'  lliiil  It  liml  Ihi'ii  rriiinMil  liv  llii' 
iiiliili'  ('iiplluiin,  »l.n  liliiiHi'lf  liml  pliiniii'il  IliP 
InKi'iiln'i''  liiilliii!  iilari'.  Ilr  "iiiil  lliiil  llii'lr  nwii 
npininnii  ililTiTi'il.  'i'lmt  111'  liilil  In  Ihi'  ln'licf 
Hint  till'  inniii'V  liiiil  Ihi'Ii  rriniiMil,  wliili'  (liirtli 
kiiil  Tiinrri'il  tliniiv'li!  Iliiil  ll  liml  iii'Vir  lirpii  put 

tlllTP,    lllll  lllllt  lllr  llnjc     hull     lll'I'll   rnlllrivi'll    III 

di'cclvc  Ihi'  iiiKilr".  mill  Us  ni,!;'  rnrilriilH  had 
iM'im  the  limlii'r  iiiiil  linariN  now  fniuid  lliiTi', 
while  llir  nun  had  hiin  put  tndialli.  nnl  to 
I'onci'ul  till'  lii'asuri'.  hut  In  prevent  Ihiiiiti'lllni; 
tlio  ntliir  pirati  M  iilmut  Hie  Iriek  that  had  lieeii 
phiyed. 

The  imrrnllnii  of  their  etiwdlllnii  and  Ihe  iIih 
ciisKlnn  nf  these  varlniiM  llienrlex  pivu  Kriiik 
niui'li  to  talk  ahniit.  and  eiiahii'd  him  Inoerupy 
niiieh  tune  in  ili'e|ieiiiiii;  the  u'lmd  lnii>ri"<s|nii 
whit'h  he  had  niaiie  iipnii  the  iiiindi  nf  Mrs. 
llenithiweHnd  i'aiiline,  Aller  thi.  lie  prneeeded 
In  ){lve  an  airnunl  nf  their  return  to  elvili/ed 
life.  They  had  left  Ihe  Island,  he  said,  and 
pini)  tn  I'ah'rnin.  There  they  had  "nld  llieves 
N  I  unil  its  niittit  for  a  very  unnd  sum.  and  Ihe 
profllx  lliiis  made  had  more  than  repaid  lliein 
all  fnr  the  outlay  whiih  'hey  had  piii  forth, 
t'pnii  ^etlintr  his  niniiey  liaek,  <i;irlli  had  at 
oni'u  h'ft  them  and  reliirind  tn  his  former  vnea 
Hon  anions  Ihe  Sjeillan  UepiililieaiH.  while  Tan 
('red  had  liirned  his  th'iiii;lits  lioineu.ird.  At 
this  Jiini'liire  n  weallliy  .Vinerieun  had  turned 
lip,  V  no  wMieil  tn  nlitalii  inpies  of  eerlain 
work,,  of  art  in  Florenee.  Tanered  had  Ihiii 
reininmeiiiled,  and  had  heen  Heeeptiil  on  ii  llli 
eral  wiUry. 

And  nnw  arose  Ihe  ipieslmnof  llieir  depart 
lire.  In  iwnnr  three  days  .Mrs.  Ileiislnwe  would 
have  her  few  preparation'!  made,  and  would 
Ihon  depart.  Frink  ipieslioued  her  as  to  ihe 
route  wiiirh  she  intended  In  take,  and  fniind 
that  she  was  Kolii);  to  Mndon  and  Ihruugh 
France. 

Upon  this.  Krlnk  reeoinmended  a  plan  of  his 
own,  which  was  lo  (xn  liy  sea.  A  ship,  he  said, 
would  sail  in  less  Ihaii  a  week  direi  I  for  (.ej 
horn.  They  could  all  no  liy  her.  not  only  more 
cheaply  than  the  other  way.  but  far  inoie  eon 
veniently.  Ilealso  infonned  them  that  he  him 
mlf  mi);lil  possilily  );o  with  Iheni.  if  he  could 
tinish  Home  Imsiness  which  he  had  to  do. 

This  HUijifest ion  WHS  received  hy  Mrs.  Kens 
lowe  with  Ihe  ulniosi  delinht.  Solonira  jour 
ney  had  heen  very  dreadful  to  her.  She  was 
un  inc.xperieiieed  iraveler.  and  lo  i;ii  throii^'h 
Francis  wax  tn  her  a  most  formiilahie  underlnk- 
in^-  To  ^o  dirpel  lo  Leirhorn  in  a  ship  wn.«  un- 
doulilislly  the  very  hest  |iroccdure.  and  no  other 
plan  couid  he  compared  witii  it.  while  the  jms 
aihilily  of  having'  the  company  of  Mr.  Frink 
inaile  it  more  ilelii;litfiil  llianever.  And  Mr. 
Frink  infonned  them  thai  lie  would  let  them 
knnw  ill  another  day  all  aliniit  it. 

1'hu  efTect  nf  this  letter  upon  Liiey  has  al- 
renilv  liei;ii  menlioncil:  and  followed  as  il  was 
by  ifio  appearanec  of  Frink.  and  his  receplion 
Iiy  I'aitline  and  .Mrs.  Ilenslowe,  il  will  not  lie 
Kiirprising  if  her  mind  iinderwi  ill  a  very  re 
inarkahle  chant'e.  She  had  left  l.andsdnwne 
Hall  with  Ihe  linn  conviction  that  Frink  was  u 
f^coiindrel  in  hiin-elf  and  a  traitor  to  his  friend, 
ill  Icaifiie  with  r.aily  l.aniNdowniMind  Driiry  to 
destroy  Tanered.  ivitli  suhsidiary  clesii;ns.  also, 
upon  herself,  which  hail  heen  made  manifest  on 
fnrmer  occasions.  Hut  now  she  had  him  pre 
sented  lo  her  liy  Tancied  himself,  as  it  seemed. 
a.x   his  loyal    friend,   his   chosen   associ.-ile.  his 

fcneroiis  iM'iicfaclor,  his  warm  hearted  advocate. 
n  iidililion  to  this  here  were  Mrs.  Heiisluwe 
and  I'auliiie  soundinc;  his  praises,  iiid  iirowini.' 
eloipient  over  his  delicacy,  his  liiinlncss,  .and 
Ills  iinsellisli  irenerosiiy.  Was  il  wonderful, 
therefore,  if  I.iicy's  evil  opinion  nf  Frink  shniild 
grow  weak,  or  tiial  she  should  ln'uiii  to  doubt 
tlie  correctness  of  that  opinion.  It  was  morally 
ImposHible  for  her  to  maintain  thai  opinion  in 
the  face  of  nil  thU.    She  began  to  think  tliat  iu 


the  Drat  place  idle  had  been,  as  Tiiiii  n  d  hiiiisi  If 
•aid,  prejudiced  a^ulust  Frink.     it  Hiiindtiow 

I  an  IhiiiiKli  l.ady  l.aniNdonnemid  llriiry  llimi^hl 
lOm    wiii'kliiK   against    Taiiired.  when    he    wax 

'  wiirklii;,'  In  reallly  for  him.  as   lhnll^ll    he   liiul 

'  I  nnipli  11  ly  deceived  them  wlili  refei 'net  to  his 
own  plans  and  piir|Hises.  If  i his  were  xn.  It  was 
nnt  liii|Miss|ble  that   Frink   ulloiild    lie  all    that 

,  Tanered  lielleved  him. 

I  I'lider  these  cireiiinstatKix  I.iiey  withdrew 
lier  olijei  linns  to  see  Friiik.    The  only  dlflleiilly 

I  wiui  In  lliid  a  xiilllcleiil   CXI  us(    for   her   lH'iii|{ 
here,  or  In  k'vc  xoinc  plausible  i,'rnunil    fnr  in 
cninpnnyliii;  .Mrs   lleiixinue  In  Italy,  ax  xhr  prn 
iiosed  iloin^.     Had  It  not  been  for  theeliaiiee  of 
Friiikx   III  coiiiiianyiiiK'   Iliein   sju.    would    |ia*c 

I  kept  ill  the  liiicK^'rniind,  and   allowed    them   to 

I  xuy  nolhlii);:  but  ax  it  wax  prnbabie  that  lin 
would  «o  Willi  till  m  she  saw  the  iiecesxily  of 
iireparlnK  Frink  for  that  cin  iinistaiice  It  wox, 
linwcver.  n  very  ilelli  cite  matter.  Frink  wiw 
the  xnlii  Itor  of  the  l.andsilnwiie  estate.  Could 
Il  be  evpected  thai  he  would  be  xlliiil  while 
Mcliii;  Ihe  daughter  niid  liein  ss  llyim;  away  ; 
from  Ills  ein|iioyers.  Would  he  iioi  inxist  on 
her  reliini.  or,  perhaps,  rauxc   her   nrrexl?     All 

ithexe    dltlleuliies   iHiiirred   lo    Lucy,    and   she 

!  ineiitloned  theiii  to  her  friends. 

The  innini'iit  she   did    so   Ihesc   friends    blew 

llheiii  all  lo  the  winds.  Their  implicit  cnntl- 
ilciici'   In   Frink,  and   tliiir   lii^h   regard,  made  ' 

;  them  feel  sure  thai  he  woiild  be  their  friend  and 
hers  lie  wax  the  loyal  friend  nf  Tanered.  Iin 
would  Im'  true  tn  Taticred'H  .rf'i'e'.e.  To  trust 
him  fully  would  lip  tlm  wisest  course,  and  ac 
eordinuly  Mrs,  ilenslowe  took  U|M)n  herself  the 
task  of  explaiiiiiiK  the  w  hole  stnrv.  sn  ax  to  xe 
cure  Hie  fricnclly  co  operation  of  [•'rink. 

I  pun  Frink  the  iiiforniation  (riven  by  Mrs, 
Ilenslowe  came  with  the  ulinnst  siiililenness.  . 
l'|>tntliis  mnmi'iit  he  had  never  doubted  thai  I 
I.iicy  had  been  sent  away  by  Lady  l.andxdowne,  I 
In  be  kept  out  of  his  way,  lie  now  learned  ; 
that  Driiry  had  spoken  the  'ruth,  lie  learned  t 
also  that  l.ucy  was  mote  completely  in  his  I 
(xiwir  than  he  had  ever  expi'eted  to  have  her,  i 
until  he  had  won  llio  whole  j^aiiie.  I 

The  surprise  which  he  felt  was  evidenl.  hut  | 
Frink  was  so  completely  maxler  of  himself.  ' 
that    .Mrs.    Ilenslowe   could   not   see    iiiiylhiii).' < 

I  more  than  a  very  natural   feelini;,     lie  lisieticd  | 

'  tn  her  story  abniil   Lucy's  unwilliiii;iii'ss  lo  ^o 

Miack.  and  after  heariiii;  all,  he  addressed  liini- 

■  self  to  her  with  a  candor  anci  ;ii'iiernsity  that 
I  ehanncd   the  old  lady,  and  made  him,  if  pns- 

■  silile,  more  In  r  friend,  than  ever. 
i      lie  stated  frankly  that   Lucy  was  in  a  false 

position;  that  she  had  done  very  foolishlv;  Hint 
1  she  oimlit  lo  (;o  back;  that  it  was  his  duty  ox 
I  solicitor  to  the  estate  and  friend  of  her  mother 
to  send  her  back;  but.  ax  she  was  U'trntlied  to 
his  friend,  and  wniilcl  snon  Ix/  his  friend's  wife, 
thai  this  mach!  a  diflcrcnce.  He  would  there 
fore  act  for  Tanered.  and  keep  Lucy's  secret  at 
all  lia/.urds.  Moreover,  lie  would  even  go  so 
far  as  to  aid  liiid  abet  Iht  escape. 

Frink  had  already  had  a  stormy  scene  with 
Driiry,  at  Landsdowne  Hall.  Uriiry  had  come 
up  to  Liver|Kiol.  walehinn  [iroceeilings  as  well 
as  he  coiiUl,  by  means  of  his  agcnix.  He  saw 
Frink  at  Liverpool,  and  lo  his  iiniarcinent. 
found  him  very  friendly,  Frink.  in  fact,  even 
went  so  far  as  lo  apolnijize  for  his  uwn  lianh 
iiess,  and  assured  Urury  that  he  now  believed 
him  lo  be  a  man  of  honor. 

.\ll  of  which  made  Drury  open  his  eyes,  and 
believe  more  slronfrly  than  ever  that  Frink  had 
manau'cd  in  some  way  to  get  Lucy  under  his 
colli  nd. 

This  is  what  he  mentioned  lo  Lady  Lands- 
downe. 

"  What  is  he  doinjr  now?"  she  asked. 

"  lie  seems  to  be  planning  a  general  emigra 
lion  seheme." 

"  Such  as  what?" 

"  Don't  know— to  take  Hie  inolher  and  xislor 
to  Tanered." 

"  Ladv  Landsdowne  regarded  Drury  with  aj 
solemn  face.  ' 

"  Sit — they'll — all — irn!"  she  said.  ' 

Drury  shrugged  his  shoulders. 

"  .\nd  Lucy."  said  she.  ' 

"  Well.  I  can't  make  mit  his  plan  aboul  Lucy  i 
at  all,  and  I've  heard  nothing  more  about  her.  \ 
As  for  Frink.  however.  I've  got  a  plan  al  last.  I 
that  will  effietiially— setHe  — him.— and— for  I 
evcrl"  "  ' 


ClIArTKK  XXIV. 

Tn  R    Vo  T  A  (I  K    III'  r 


TiiK  iiblp  "  Dvlta,  "  Captain  Tlialn.  wax  en- 
gaged III  the  Italian  trade,  and  tlilx  wax  the  vci- 
xel  which  had  beiii  eiii'iiged  hy  Friak  for  thic 
purpose  of  lakiiu;  Ihe  linlii's  to  Leghorn  Frink 
liiid  acroinpllxhi  d  lii«  biisiiiexx  tn  hlx  own  xiillx 
fill  linn,  anci  announce  c|  in  .Mrx.  Ilenslowe  that 
lie  wniild  be  able  tn  go  Willi  In  r  to  Italy,  u 
piece  of  Inli'lllgence  whiih  exiilld  Ihe  livi'liexl 
eincilionx  of  Joy  ill  the  inind  of  the  old  lady. 
She  liad  an  ciiicoiniuerable  nervoiixniss  about 
every  form  of  travel,  and  Ihoiiiih  going  by  sea 
wim  mueli  lexN  perplexing  than  going  by  land, 
it  wax,  at  the  xaiiir  lime,  iiinre  claic'c'ioiis.  and 
this  she  ilreadecl  lo  encoiiiitir  .Now.  the 
iirospi  1 1  nf  Frink  X  soilety  iiniile  Ihe  sea  voviigii 

I all  its  lerrorx,  and  if  Lucy  had  fell  any  lln 

grrliiu  objei  Hon  to  Frink.  the  dillglit  of '.Mix. 
Ileiixlowe  would  iiavo  prevented  her  from  ci- 
prexxing  it. 

Till"  "  Delta"  wax  a  vexxfl  of  very  good  cluwi, 
and  with  comfnrtulile  accominoilalioiix  for  pox- 
seiigerx.  She  was  of  about  six  hundred  Iniix 
burden,  copia'r  fastened,  and  of  very  fair  rate 
of  speed  lier  cabin  was  roomy  for  the  si/i  of 
the  vessel,  and  llicre  were  tliiee  spare  xtatc- 
rooms  which  were  eniraged  for  Ihe  parly.  Cap- 
lain  Tliain  wax  an  Lnulislinian,  who,  however, 
spoke  Italian  like  a  native,  and  had  iniieh  to  do 
with  Hie  pun  liaie  or  dix|n>silion  of  Ihe  cargo. 
He  wcis  a  tliin.  wiry  iiiaii.  with  a  ciiiinliig  sinile. 
and  bright  slnewcl  eye.  Not  the  sorl  of  man 
one  would  like  to  ri'l>  on  for  any  kind  of  fa\or. 
iinr  M't  one  in  wlmsi'  power  a  man  wniild  like 
tn  Ih':  yet  In  ordinary  life,  and  in  general,  a 
L'iKid  natiired  sort  of  inaii.  and  u  illiug  lo  oblige 
whin  it  did  nnt  cost  anything.  With  this  Tlialn 
Frink  Ine!  many  consultations,  deep  and  pro 
longi'cl,  invcilving  things  far  beyond  the  scope 
of  an  ordinary  sea  voyak'e.  W'iili  lliis  'i'haiii 
i-'ritik.  after  sinii  pnilniigccl  eonsiiliatinnx,  canie 
lo  a  full  iindcrslaiiiling.  and  the  whole  train 
Any.  laid,  and  all  thecii'eumslances  arranged,  by 
which  the  iiiteiitiniis  and  iiliins  sliouM  be  car- 
ried out  wliii  h  Frink  liail  formed  with  refer- 
enie  to  .Mrs.  Ilenslowe,  I'auliiie.  and  Lucy, 
riitil  these  should  all  lie  satisfactorily  clisposdil 
of.  It  would  l«'  impossible  for  him  to  make  tlio 
move  which  lie  inteiicied  with  reference  to  the 
Landsilnwne  extates.  and  Hiorefnre  Ids  arrange 
nients  with  Captain  Tliain  were  of  a  higlily  im- 
|">rtRiit  cliaraeler. 

Hut  while  Frink  was  holding  inlerriews  witli 
Tliain  there  were  others  who  had  access  lo  the 
same  person.  Tliain  li.ail  been  incluced  to  call  on 
Drury.  and  these  two  liad  succeeded  in  making 
"  arrancenienls.  "  It  will  be  seen  by  lids  that 
Driiry  was  busily  engaged  in  doing  as  Im  had 
said,  which  was  "  lighting  Frink  with  his  own 
weapons."  Now  TImin  was  not  by  any  means 
a  I  oinforlable  man  to  deal  with,  and  in  iliiscase 
where  lliese  two  carried  on  a  war  witli  one  an 
other  by  means  of  Tliain,  the  victory  would  in. 
clinc  to  the  one  w  ho  knew  Thain  best,  or  (^ould 
use  him  best. 

Now  t'icre  waa  one  disadvantage  under  whieli 
Drury  la.  ored,  and  that  was  his  utter  ignorance 
of  Lucy's  wliereabouts.  He  suspected  that 
Frink  had  lieguilcd  her  away  and  kept  her  se- 
cluded in  some  safe  hiding  now,  but  where,  he 
could  not  iniauine.  It  never  occurred  to  liim 
that  Lucy  could  by  any  iiossibililv  be  liere  in 
Liverpool  with  the  llenslowes.  and  was  to  form 
one  of  the  parly.  He  knew  that  .Mrs.  Ilenslowe 
and  I'aiiline  were  going,  and  he  knew  Frink's 
designs  with  regard  to  them,  and  acipiiescecl  In 
them,  but  he  did  not  know  who  the  other  lady 
was.  In  fact,  he  (lid  not  much  care.  He  sup- 
posed it  was  some  friend  of  theirs,  and  as  he 
wax  indillerenl  to  Ihe  fate  of  I'aulinc,  so  lie  was 
ecpially  indifferenl  lo  thu  fate  of  I'aulinc's 
friend.  And  lliis  w.is  the  reason  why  Drury 
missed  this  chance  of  finding  the  fugitive. 

Al  length  the  dav  of  dcparlure  came,  and  Hie 
party  took  their  places  on  board.  F.verything 
liad  1)1  en  made  ready  for  them,  and  every  mo- 
ment the  ladies  had  reason  to  admire  the  careful 
forelhought  of  their  invaluable  companion. 
That  fnrelhn  milt' lind  extended  itself  lo  the 
minutest  details,  and  of  all  that  could  minister 
to  Iheir  comfort  on  board  noiliing  seeined  lo 
have  lieen  omitted.  The  wind  was  fair;  and  al- 
Ihoiizh  the  ladies  felt  the  usual  ills  that  afllict 
those  who  are  not  accustomed  to  the  sea.  yet  be 
fore  a  couple  of  clays  Ihcy  became  accustomed 
to  the  new  life,  and  had  overcome  the  first  in- 
ronveniences.  Time  passed  pleiisanllv.  TJio 
"  Delta"  crossed  the  IJay  ot  Biscay  witliout  en- 
countering more  than  one  hard  blow,  coasted 
along  the  shore  uf  Portugal,  and  at  length  en- 


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OLD  GAHTr:. 


1 

'f 

I 


ttn-il  Iha  HlnlU.  Once  In  the  Mtdllrrri  «n 
llic  voyiiKc  Ix'ciimn  rnrr  iiitirli  iili'imniili'r,  iln' 
air  wo  iiiiUIrr,  Ihe  hh  raliniT,  itiul  tlir  m  hiimm 
of  IlK'ir  ilrnllimliiiii  \(tiv  it  iii'W  plnuiiirr.  Kiliik 
IIDW  III)  miir  iiiint!  RKrirulili'  limn  tvrr  llilinil 
oiTli'il  liliiiHt'lf  uliii'i'  If'iivliiK  til  liiitki'  lliliiK' 
|iliMi>iiiil.  lull  iiiiw  III'  Inruiiii'  llii'  llfr  III  I  III' 
iirirly.  mill  I'Vcii   I, my  viiu,  hIiIIki'iI  In  i  oiifrKa  In 

Uirni'lf    lllllt    I'Vlllk  llllll  KM  I'llllli'Mi  (mill  of  „iiihI 

iiiiliiri'  In  ilruw  wjiiiii.  Kriiik  uliu  wim  it  vrr) 
IiiIi'IIIki'III  iiiiiii,  mill  wi»  will  riliinilnl.  'I'lir 
ii|i|iriiiii  li  III  tlir  >li>rii'il  mi'Iiih  nf  llir  jiitiil  ^lliiiil' 
liiii'il  Ilia  niliiil  itiiil  i|iili  ki'iii'il  Ilia  liiiaKlniiiliiii, 
mill  III'  |Hiiirril  I'lirtli  nil  lili  kiiuwIiilKi'  fur  llii' 
ailliTlullllllPlIt  nf  Ilia  (lll'llll<  Till"  klliiwii'll^l' 
WOM  not,  liimi'vrr,  llii'  liurkiirvril  rui'tH  miiiIi  itn 
■nay  liv  iiri|iilrril  (nmi  «rliiiiil  liookH  nr  nliillril 
iiv  |ii'ilunlH,  lull  llii'  (ri'<li.  niiiinntli'  li'^frmln  lliiii 
llvi'  HlnnK  llii'  iknrcii  nf  Spiiiii,  nf  llurliiiiy,  uiiil 
<it  .Slrilv, 

Al  li'iiKtli  liny  rnmi'  wllliin  »l|;lit  nf  Slilly. 
Ill-re llH'riipiuln.' Willi  miiny  n|inln)(ii'i<.  Iiidirtiiiil 
tliu  iHiKM'UKira  llllll  llii"<lii|i  wniilil  Imvi' liilnm  li 
kt  n  |Hirliiii  Ihi'  Miiilli,  In  Uiiil  minii' );nniK  wlilrli 
wiTi'  rniiKigiii'ii  IliiTi'. 

"  ll  won  I  iiinkc  nnnli  ilii.'  ni'c,"  Frlnk  ex- 
pliillii'il  In  llio  liiillrn—  II  ilii;  nr  Iwn  iit  tliu 
inoni ,  mill  llie  rnptiiin  will  pill  lit  iwlinrr.  tin 
unn  nf  tli'*  ninnt  rniiiiinlic  pliui'N  in  llic  wnrlil, 
tnil  full  nf  iniiKnillrt'iil  "iini'iy," 

■■Wliiit  ill  llii'  placi'V  it»k'eil  Pauline,  iMiri 
nu!>ly. 

■•  Mi'liirc'ii,"  K«iil  Frink, 

"  Hiiun-al  ■  haid  I'milini'.  '■  I  nCTcr  lizard  of 
It  tii'forc 

'■  I  dorr  «»T  not,"  iiaiil  KrinU.  "  ll »  on  the 
loulli  mill'  of'Sirlly,  and  wim  fniindi'il,  I  iMJievi'. 
by  llio  Siiracrnn.  I'tc  hmrd  lliai  llii'  nanii'  wim 
'Hlii'ikli.  and  the  llulinn  '  Sriiiiiit'  ii  a  inrriip 
tinn  nf  it.  It  wwt  It  fnmuus  •Irunglinld  nf  the 
faruniis  in  its  day." 

'•  Arc  ilirrc  initiiy  |>*ople  Ihcre  now?" 

■  Will,  no,  nnt  vrry  many;   lifliin  or  twenty 

tlioii^miii,  I  •iippniti'.      riieri'K  a  lillle  Iriiili'  go 

inK  on,  but  not  nf  any  great  rnnneiiunn  e.     Still, 

its  a  curious  n|il     iwn,  uiid  the  nienerrin   llie 

nciifliliorh I  ix  most   niii);niliernl.     If  we  ^o 

aHliore  I  Nliuiiid  like  lo  «liow  ymi  nrnund.  ' 

"  I  )h,  I'm  aiire  I  hlioiild  like,  nliove  nil  lliinK". 
to  see  it." 

"  Yuu  certainly  aliall,  if  we  go  anborc,"  anld 
FrInk. 

"Oh,  we  really  must  >;o  ashore;  why,  how 
roiilii  we  r.iial  alioard  thei<li{|i,  with  the  land  in 
iiiglil  nil  thctime'!    It  wuiild  lie  loo  tanl«ll/in|i'" 

"  Yes:  and  alwTc  all,  the  land  In  night  bring 
ISicllv." 

•'  1h  Sirily  ns  lie.iuliful  a«  Italv,  Mr.  Kriiik?" 

"Yi".;  Mild  even  more  ko.  In  my  opinion 
Sicilv  liiifi  all  the  eliaraelerislio  fenliiri'Hof  Italy, 
but  InexreM;  the  name  glorlmi.'.  Iiiue»ky:  llie 
name  deep  verdure  to  the  foiiitKe:  llie  name  pur- 
ple hills;  the  same  transparent  air.  and  tlie  minn' 
f  xquiHilc  graee  about  all  objeets.  Added  In  lliin 
lliero  are  ruins  every  win  ..  and  in  greater  vari 
elT  then  Italy  ran  lioasi;  for  liere,  siile  by  side 
wilh  Oriek  temples  and  Komiin  ai|Urilui'lfi.  you 
may  8cc  a  Saracenic  innsquc  and  ntiolbic  cuthc 
dral." 

"  How  utterly  charming!  '  cried  I'aullnc. 
"  Oh,  how  awfully  delighlfui  it  must  he!" 

"  Of  courccit  ls,"Bniil  Frink.  "I  love  Sicily 
mire  than  all  countries.  \'ou  oughl  to  hear 
01d(liirth.  ' 

"Old  (Jarth!  Isn't  he  very,  very  eccentric, 
Mr.  Frink?"  asked  I'auliiie'.  "I'tc  heard 
Tnnkie  lulk  «o  drolly  atiout  him." 

"  (Hi,  yes;  he's  what  Ihev  call  an  'original' 
In  every  respect;  but  thoiigli  we  differ  in  ninsl 
things,  there  was  alwaysone  subject  that  we  used 
to  agree  on,  and,  more  than  Unit,  a  subject  over 
which  we  used  always  to  go  off  into  raptures  that 
would  drive  Tancred  wild." 

"Oil.  how  nice;  what  fun,"  said  Pauline 
"  And  how  I  should  like  lo  see  Old  Oarlli.  Do 
you  think  it  potsibie  that  he  could  be  in  Sol- 
acca?" 

Frink  laughed. 

"  Well,  it's  certainly  possible,"  said  he.  '  but 
liy  no  means  probable.  But  what  a  joke  it 
would  be,  just  as  our  Imal  touched  the  beach  at 
Siiacca,  to  find  ourselves  face  to  face  with  that 
tall  broad  shouldered  figure,  with  hi.s  grizzled 
beard  and  lordly  face;  but  then  we're  just  as 
likely  lo  see  'I'ancred  standing  there  as  iiim.  " 

Krlnk  spoke  this  In  a  careless,  indifferent 
lone,  and  turned  his  head  lightly  away. 

The  prospect  of  landing  on'  the  shores  of 
Sicily,  far  from  being  unplea.sant,  was  in  the 
liiirliest  degree  nttraclivc  lo  the  ladies.  Kvcn 
Sirs.  Ilenslowc  fell  the  charm  of  the  Sicilian 
laud  and  longed  to  turn  Ucr  eyes  upon  its  glow- 


I  fnrni  t  mimt 
iiloiiy  of  a  lea 


iiig  lHnd>ca|>e,     llr«ldea.  It  wmild 

iigreeitblr  Chanel*  frnm  the  mom 

vnviige 

l''lrsl  nf  all  Sh'lly  lav  like  II  hllln  line  lltmn  llie 

linrl/oii,  llllll  il  gnw  III)  intoshapi'Hiid  ill'<tliiii 

iiesn,  loweriuK  gruiliiuily  uluft  in  grniider  out 
liii  Nearer  Ihey  drew,  and  nearer,  mid  there 
ipi  lied    up    before  tliem   the  green  kIiiin's  wilh 

the  dislant  kioi  kgriiiind  of  purple  hlllii— u  fair,  a 

giorliiiiii  laud,  the  sturleU  laud  nf  Miclly. 


(  IIAITKH  XXV. 

Til*  CAII    III    miACCA. 

IlKriiiir.  the  einse  of  the  day  llie"I»ella" 
was  III  aiiclior  in  from  of  Siaiia.  'I'liere  «a« 
no  liai'bor,  iiml  tlie  niilp  had  toiiiiilior  aUnil  a 
mile  from  tlie  shore  mid  land  its  iiierchandiM' 
in  boats.  The  piirly  landed  thai  Name  ivenlng. 
mid  IMil  up  for  the  niglit  in  the  llnlel  dell 
Aiiuilii,  wlilrli  was  llie  best  nf  llie  three  miser 
Hble  inns  whiili  iirv  supposed  tn  aicnmniodale 
Irnvelers  lo  the  town 

Like  miiiiv  oilier  Sirillan  towns,  Sciacia  stands 
upon  the  edge  of  a  i  llff  at  some  distance  ubove 
the  tea,  and  its  •iliialion  is  thiia  nloiiielMilh 
curious  and  imimsing.  ll  hasai  irciiit  nf  walls, 
with  Inwers  at  regular  iiiler\»is,  and  lliese  walls 
and  Inwers  throw  an  Hiiililioiiiil  titlrai-tinn  aroni'd 
the  phu".  The  mass  of  hoiivs  rising  lieynml 
llie  line  of  walls,  the  domes  nf  iliiiriheii,  Iho 
massive  nullines  of  i  nnvenls  and  palaces,  all 
conspire  In  give  the  town  an  air  of  sniidilv,  and 
even  kTHndeiir,  which  is  siiilly  ilis|H'lli'if  nil  a 
rlnsi  r  insiiei'tion. 

Tlie  chief  iillrai  linns  In  the  travehr  here  are 
niitside  nf  tlie  tnwn,  in  Ihe  connliy  bcyonil. 
Vet  within  Ihe  wails  Iheie  are  a  do/i-n  nr  sn  of 
objects  worthy  nf  nolii  e,  mid  among  iliisc  arc 
the  two  ciislli's  in  ruins  III  tin  east  imi.  Tiny 
arecaiiid  IVrnlio  and  Luna.  These  are  niemii 
rials  of  the  lilnody  feuds  w  llii  h  raged  helwieii 
these  families  fnr  geiiernlioiis,  and  caused  lo 
Seiai  I  a  a  series  of  calamitii  s,  from  tlie  ellec  I  of 
which  it  lias  never  ri'covereil.  The  Iroiililesanil 
illsliirbani  I'fl  conseijiieiit  upon  lliise  ipiarreisare 
calh'ii  lhe"(iu'-i  ill  Scincca.'  These  niiiy  be 
briefly  explained  here.  In  tlie  words  of  jlr 
(leorgo  I>ennls: 

"  In  Ihe  reign  nf  Martin  and  Mary,  the  Iielress 
of  llie  house  nf  IVralla,  u  lady  of' rare  heiiiily 
and  Mist  pnssi'ssiniis,  WHS  wooed  both  by  I'oiinl 
Artale  lie  I. una  and  by  (iiovaiini  I'erollo,  a  ile 
sceiidatit  of  Ihiil  liilherl  who  had  hi  diled  ,luli 
elte  de  llnuleville  on  tlieileiitli  of  her  first  bus 
blind.  I.aniparron.  The  King,  biinu  parliiil  to 
I. una,  as  a  Spaniard,  prevailed  nti  tlii'  lady  In 
give  lier  hand  In  liini  in  prefeieiice  In  llie  Sieil 
ian,  wliieli  rxeiled  sucli  rage  in  I'ernllo's  liearl 
llial  nothing  let-s  than  the  ileslriiclinn  nf  hi> 
fortunate  rival  could  satisfy  liini.  Ile  iiiiide  sev- 
eral at  tempts  to  cut  him  off  by  open  violence,  but. 
faiiineinlhese,  he  had  recourse  lo  secret  revenge, 
and  in  141'J  deslroyeil  the  Cniint  by  poison,  1  he 
infamous  deed  eniailed  discnrd  and  ruin  u]ion 
both  families,  but  a  kind  of  sullen  >|iiiet 
reigned  till  Arlate'sson  Antonio  arrived  al  linage  I 
Intake  up  I  he  feud,  when  a  civ  11  wariiio«eiii  Si  I 
acca  lliut  involved  the  whole  citv  in  lionor  and  ! 
desolation,  I'ietrn  I'erolln.  tlie  inheritor  of  his 
fathers  i|':nrrp|.  was  tlic  feudal  lord  nf  the  for 
tress  of  Sciacca.  wliidi  he  kept  full  of  hisarmed 
relaincrs.  T'lC  Count  of  I. una  possessed  Ihe 
strong  ca^'ie  of  (alia  Velolla,  twelve  miles  dls- 
taiil.  Kaeh  was  ever  seeking  to  compass  the 
deslriielion  of  his  foe.  In  April,  I4."i'"i,  Lima 
and  his  followers  were  taking  part  in  Ihe  solemn 
procession  of  one  of  Ihe  holy  liioriis  of  Christ's 
crown  through  the  slreel-  of' the  city,  wlieii,  on 
pa.ssing  I'erollo's  castle,  I'ietrn.  at  tin  head  of 
his  bravoes  rushed  out,  a.ssailed  and  'jlew  man.\ 
of  the  f  ount's  suite,  and  put  Ihe  lesl  In  lliglit. 
Pietvd.  singling  out  his  hereditary  fne,  allai  ked 
him  wilh  great  fury.  stablM'd  him  repeatedly  in 
the  Jfiice  and  tiod'y,  and  left  him  for  dead 
Then,  rushing  lo  Hie  castle  of  Luna,  he  sacked 
it.  drove  out  tlie  family  of  his  victim,  and  took 
rifiiire  himself  in  Ihe  castle  of  (ieraci.  The 
Count  s  liody  w.is  found  by  his  attendants,  who. 
perceiving  tiiat  he  was  still  breathing,  tended 
liim  with  such  care  thai  lie  was  uilimalely  re 
stored  to  health,  when  he  relalialeii  Herccly  on 
tile  lives  and  property  nf  his  adversaries,  sack- 
ing and  biirninir  Peroilo's  eastli .  and  putting 
more  tlian  one  hundred  of  Ids  partisans  lo  the 
sword.  I'ieirn  was  fain  tn  save  himself  by  tliglit. 
The  citizens,  weary  nf  tliis  parly  strife,  appealed 
tn  Ihe  fiovernmenf  tn  maintain  order.  King  Al 
fonsn  the  ^lagiianimous  sentenced  the  two 
barons  lo  perpetual  buuisbmcnl,  aud  couUseuted 


Ihrlr  poweMlnns;  bill,  three  yeara  later,  on  hia 
dealhbed  he  revoked  lhl«  senlencr,  wlilih  III- 
lililgeil  lenilv  was  priiiluilive  nf  further  evill. 
Thus  ended  'the  tlrst  '  Casi  di  Si  inn  a  ' 

'The  feud,  lliiissiippipsNcil,  broke  inii  afreak 
seteiily  four  .Mars  later.  (Ilumino  I'eiollo, 
lirninl  of  hU  own  wealth  and  power,  anilintilld 
liig  ill  Ills  popiilarilv  u  Itli  Ihe  lower  orders,  and 
III  lii^  friendship  wdli  Hie  Viii  loj,  Ihe  Duke  of 
.Moiileleone.  iissiimid  aliiiiwl  ilcspiilh'  power 
liver  Ihe  lives  and  libiillis  nf  the  lillzeiia  of 
Siiaiia,  and  bore  liinisi  if  wilh  such  haiiiihli 
nesa  liial  he  roii<.i'd  the  spirit  nf  Slglsmiinihi  dl 
Luna,  who  eoiild  nol  brook  Ihe  luaiill*  of  hIa 
hereditary  foe. 

"  III  I'i'.'U  he  llvw  loarniB,  and  collerlctlafiirce 
of  four  liiiiiilred  font  and  llirie  liiiiiilred  liorse, 
andllireati  iicil  Ihe  (  astle  of  I'm .1  In.  but  lliniigh 
the  Haroii  (liucome  oblaini  d  anslstani  e  frnm  lliii 
VIceiny,  LiiliH  eonlrived  In  nlilnin  IHisscssiun  (if 
Sciaii  a.  After  vain  atlempls  In  lake  Ihe  cau'dn 
by  iissaiiil,  he  liirncd  ngainkl  it  the  cannon  on 
till'  lily  rnmpiirlH,  effi  ileil  a  breach,  stormed  II, 
and  liiil  all  tvllliin  the  walla  In  Ihe  sword. 
I'erollo  niumiged  fnr  awhile  to  elude  pursuit ; 
liiit  the  llaroiiess  and  Ihe  wives  of  Ida  foilowera 
fell  into  Ihe  |Hiwer  nf  the  Count.  At  Ihe  sight 
of  Ihese  Indies,  Luna  conlrolled  Ids  wrath  and 
lienled  lliem  wllh  ail  kiiighlly  coiirlesv.  Lay- 
ing iisiile  hilt  arms  be  nppronclied  the  llaroneM 
with  res|K'el,  kissed  In  r  lianilH.  Innieiilcd  ■  '<h 
her  over  her  iiiisforliiiies,  nnd  offering  her  iiih 
arm.  eondiicled  her  und  her  nllendnnt  Inillea  lo 
a  iieighlHirlng  convent.  Then  reniiniliig  hIa 
ferocity,  lie  niurned  to  his  varch  fnr  the  llnron. 
who.  Iieing  betrnved  into  the  hands  of  his  re 
tiiiiiers.  was  liiitcliered  by  lliini  IxfOie  be  iniild 
reach  his  rival's  preseiii e.  The  Count,  with 
sii\nge  deliglil  nl  li.s  ileutli,  had  his  ior|iso  lied 
lo  a  hone's  lall  nnd  drngged  through  Ihe  sireria 
in  barlinrous  Iriiimph.  lie tl^in  look  vengeance 
on  all  the  partisans  nf  his  deceased  foe;  and  de- 
sisled  only  at  the  approni  h  of  the  ndhereiils  of 
r<rolln,  Willi,  rallying,  returned  lo  Sciacca  in 
great  force,  when  he  thought  prndenl  lo  retire 
lo  Ihe  Castle  of  Hivciia;  his  opponents  retiilial 
iiig  on  Ills  factinii,  and  reix  allng  Ihe  tragedy  of 
tire  sword,  nnil  rapine  wliicli  he  had  enncled. 
"  The  Kmperor,  Charles  the  Fifth,  wlmthen 
nileil  Sicily,  was  not  of  a  disiiosition  to  allow 
such  oiilragcs  In  iiiissiinpunisliid.  Ills  Viceroy 
deputed  Iwn.luilgeH  of  the  Supreme  Court  to 
bring  the  Cnuiit  and  Ida  pnrllsnns  lo  punish 
mint.  Luna  saw  the  storm  apjirnachiiig,  Ihd 
from  Sicily,  nnd  took  refuge  nt  Ifoine.  conliding 
ill  Ihe  iirnlectinii  of  I'npe  Clement  VII..  hia 
uncle,  riieii  the  past  illegal  out rnges were  sue 
cecdcd  by  jiiilii  ial  sliiiigliterH  and  |ierse<  ution. 
The  judges  cnndinined  many  of  Ihe  citizens  nf 
Si  iacca  lo  the  gniiows.  nthcfs  lo  perpetual  im- 
prisonment or  banishnienl,  nnd  inilHiseil  on  Hie 
city  a  henvv  fine  for  having  endured  so  long  the 
oiiii'iigcs  of  the  liosiile  fadions.  .\11  the  fol 
lowers  of  Luna  that  fell  into  their  hnndswne 
hniigrd  nnd  ijinirlend.  their  heads  and  linilm 
being  set  up  in  tlie  cities  nnd  villnges  nf  Ihe 
islnnd  ns  a  lessnii  In  evil  doers.  The  Cniiiit  of 
Liiiin  hnviii)^  in  vain  atleiiipted  to  mitigiile  Hie 
wrnlh  of  his  sovereign,  and  fiiiding  liiinself 
wilhout  hope  of  pniilon,  was  overwhelmed  wilh 
despair,  and  tlircH  himself  into  the  Tiber.  This 
was  the  second  '  Casi  di  Sciaccn.'  " 

A  wall  of  steep  clilTs  overhangs  Ihe  sea.  upon 
wliicli  is  S<:inccn,  and  behind  the  town  rises  a 
grnv  ninuiitnin  with  n  herinilage  onlhesiiminit. 
This  Is  the  mountain  of  San  Calogero,  which  la 
alw'iys  Ihe  first  object  for  the  traveler  to  visit, 
and  ibis  was  Ihe  first  place  lo  which  our  pnrly 
turned  their  iillenlion. 

"  It's  one  of  the  most  ningniflecut  views  in  the 
world."  said  Frink.  "  We  must  go  there  first, 
and  afterward  we  can  rumble  off  further  away 
into  Hie  country." 

"  Who  is  Snn  Calogero?" 

"  A  hermit." 

"  I  never  lienrd  Ihe  name  before." 

"  Well,  he  was  some  (! reek  monk  or  other, 
and  Ihey  say  that  he  was  commisshined  Iit  Saint 
I'eter  id  conic  here  and  drive  nut  the  devils  who 
were  supposed  to  inhabit  the  interior  of  Ihn 
nioiintnin.  It's  full  of  caverns  nnd  hot  springs. 
San  Calogero  appears  lo  have  gone  about  discov 
cring  hoi  springs  nnd  vapor  baths,  nnd  some  say 
he  rebuilt  some  ancient  baths  which  had  fallen 
to  ruins.  All  the  cures  performed  here  now  are 
attributed  to  him  by  the  peoiilc  nlmut  here." 

"  .\iiil  how  high  is  that  lull?  " 
"Oh,  nol  more  Hinn  n  thousand  feet  high." 

"A  thnu.sniid  feet!  Why,  mamma  can  never 

go  111)  It." 

"Oh,  no;  she  need  not  try  It;  she  may  re- 
mnlii  tichiud  iinlll  we  come  back  again." 


OLD  GARTa 


28 


f 


Mr»    llunaliiwn  »Kri>ii<l  lo  iliia  *rranii'in«>n( 

mint  ri'iiilily  In  fu>(,  bIii'  IiuiI  um  iilnt  wiiiilrvir 
•if  iirnkrlulilim  to  clliiilj  nil  iiliiuiiil  |iriri|iitiiiit 
lllll  i>f  aiK  li  alii'lxlil  If  Unit,  lull  |iri'fi'rri'<l  to 
liMik  'iiil  ii|i<iii  III)'  liliic  Mi'ilili'miiiruii  Willi  llio 
wlillr  *iM»  Hull  ilutli'il  iu  I'Xuiiiiii',  mill  llin  ijirk 
liiilU  <ir  III)'  iliiiM  lliul  wiTu  IjuiK  lu  lli»  niK  liiir 
ajt  briow. 


CltAITKIt    XXVI 

IIHIIIA.NII'*. 

It  wiui  nrmiiK)"!  tliiil  Mm.  llcunlowe  klioulil 
ri'liiiiiii  bcliluil  wlilli'  llio  yiiiiiii;i'r  iiii'IiiImtii  uf 
till'  ptriy  iiiiiilit  IIk'  iisniit  of  Saii  ('*liii{ero, 
mill  iiflrr  Ihrlr  rrlillii  kIic  wmilil  ku  wIiIi  llicui 
nil  itii  •'.«(  iirnliiii  rum  frw  iiillti  liitii  the  i  iiiiulry. 
'I'liN  i'«i  iirnliiii  tliry  wiMilil  liii>u  til  iiiaku  i>ii 
)ii>r«i'liiu'k.  f'lr  tlirrr  wiui  im  i  iirrluK<'  nmil.  miil 
''iiptiiiii  'I'lmiri  |iroiiiini'il  In  itert  lilmxlf  In 
pniriiri'  tlir  nrnnniiry  niiiiiiiili,  amniii;  wliiili  lii' 
olTirril  III  prnrliri'  Ull  i:iu<V  Kii'lli;  1111111!  (or  till' 
ii»r  of  .MrH.  Ki'iislowii.  Thin  urniii^i'iiiriu  «•»» 
kIhiIIv  uni'ili'il  lo  liy  the  lllll  luily.  uml  (up 
tiilii  Tlwilii  wniit  ulT  to  iHrforiii  lii»  jiiiri  of  tlic 
iiitri'i'iiicnt,  wlillu  tlin  nllirrx  Kri  oil  for  Hun 
< 'iilo):i TO  (III  ilonki-yn.  I''iiiik,  wlili  I'unllnu  nint 
i.liry,  (orniril  tlili  |iiirly,  uml  ii  iliironi'  nr 
<'iiiii|iiinli'il  tlii'iii,  who  sfiiiki'  milHi  Irnt  lirnkin 
Hnuillili  to  iniikc  lilniMir  iiiiiIitnIoihI. 

They  llr-il  ninn'  to  hdiiki  IiiiIIk  wlilrli  wrrc 
xltiiiili'il  lit  till'  foot  of  Ull'  iiiniiiitiiin,  ovrr  nhirh 
Ull-  I'll  rroiin  nciit  into  ni|iliiic"<,  uml  whi>  h  lit' 
ili'cliirtil  to  li:ivc  till'  iMiwir  of  licalliin  nil  lu.in 
HIT  of  ili'.i'iiwi.  I.ciivjiiK  llii'M',  liny  lM'(;iin  tlii' 
lisrcnt  of  ('iilop  111.  'I'hry  foiiml  ihr  |iiilli»iiy 
very  Hill  |>  mill  nidtfiil.  At  Hrit  tlir  i;iiiiin<l  wiis 
rulilvuti'il,  mill  the  |iulliwiiy  iii^isi'il  nnwiiril  lie 
'wiM'ii  vlnovMnli,  lint  iit  li'iijfth  llii'V  left  llicv 
Ix'lilml  iim[  rmiii'  lo  wliiri'  il  wuh  nil  li.irc  niiil 
rorky.  Willi  siiirci,'  n  tmic  of  vi'^'clniion,  <■« 
<'c|il  minir  coiirite  licrliiiKO.  uml  Inn'  uml  ihrri' 
sum.'  L'liiHlcn  of  ilwnrf  palm  Afii  r  leaving  tin' 
viniyuriU,  iind  entering  ti|»in  IIiIk  Imrnii  (li> 
Iriri,  liny  (ami!  lo  ii  Imiri'  cavern,  callcil  the 
Oioilo  ili  Diana.  Here  iho  eieiTone  shoiiletl. 
-iii'i  (111!  erlio  u'liH  wuntlerfiil.  Kiirllier  on  iva« 
a  ilecii  pll  or  well,  goiiiix  down  oliiiiptely,  where 
lliey  In  anl  a  I'oariii.i;  uoi.'ie,  nhiili  Koniiileil  like 
(he  iliilaiil  tliiiniler  of  rnlliiiK  water*,  ii<  tlnnii;li 
li'oiii  llie  hinvels  of  the  earth.  In  fail,  llir 
whole  tiKiiinliiin  is  full  of  holes,  uml  ehainlier.<i, 
mill  siilirtTnineaii  pii.'(i*ai:e>,  wiiere  spriin;'*  ari^e, 
mill  water  pours  aloii^,'  ineessnnlly.  Kveii  on  the 
nnniinit  uf  tlie  niountain  llieic  sprinu'snie  fnuml, 
mill  fonit  a  chief  resort  to  Iho.se  inakiiii.' 
the  nsceiil.  Tlicy  nre  very  celehriileil,  even 
beyonil  tile  hounilH  of  Sieiiy,  ami  form  one  of 
tile  eiiiif  nllrartions  of  Weiaicu. 

Tiiesi!  vapor  Imth'i  are  very  am  lent,  nnil  have 
lieeoine  surrounded  with  ii  ina.ss  of  le^remi^.  ac 
cording:  lo  which  they  were  uiade  in  the  niytli 
ieal  a^'i  s  tliousaiids  (if  yearn  ajjo  liy  Dnedalui 
liinisi  If.  .Moreover,  lejiend  says  thai  .Minos. 
King  ol'  Crele,  was  siilToealed  liere.  'I'lie  lialliH 
cunsisi  of  a  nuinlier  of  grott'ies  hollowed  out 
from  the  rock,  with  .seain  hewn  uUn  from  the 
suine,  upon  wliuli  palieuls  laku  their  station, 
mid  are  thrown  into  a  perspiration  liy  the  hot 
vap'ir  whicii  "leain.s  forlli  iijioii  them.  l'|>on 
the  rock;  walls  may  be  wen  in.s(Ti|ilions  winch 
have  hei  n  niaili!  here  for  sonic  thirty  centuries 
liy  more  tlian  it  hiindre  I  Keneralions  of  visitors. 
Our  piirty  entered  this  cavern  Iml  found  the  at 
inospherc  .so  close  and  snfToc^itini;,  and  so  laden 
wilh  heavy  v»|)or,  that  they  were  compelled 
lo  relreal  at  once.  Adjoiniiii;  this  is  nnollier 
eave  which  'iln  liueione  |>oiiiled  out  to  lliein  as 
liiivin;;  once  lieeii  the  abode  of  the  famous 
San  ('iiloi/ero  hiniftclf,  who  is  now  the  tiitelarv 
Saint  of  Seiacca.  In  this  cave  they  saw  a  well 
of  immense  deplli  which  went  down  lo  lliein 
nerinost  reces.ses  of  the  lU'iuiilalns.  I'eoplc 
have  tried  in  vain  to  descend  into  lliis  by 
means  of  ropes,  but  the  inunense  volumes  of 
steam  which  alwaya  roll  upward  have  rendered 
funic  all  ellorls  of'^  this  descnpiion.. 

lllll,  llinunh  the  visitors  on  tliis  occa.sion  did 
not  ;.'aiii  any  very  gre.it  satisfaction  in  their  in- 
spi'iii.iii  of  the  cavern,  they  fnuiid  llumselves 
more  Ihan  rewarded  for  their  toilsome  ascent 
ill  llic  iiiaiiniticenl  prosj>ect  wliicli  awaited  liiem. 
Tlien:  a  vast  panorama  lay  oulslrelched  on  all 
sides  before  Ihcir  eyes.  (In  the  land  i'ide  the 
fertile  coiiiilrv  Hurrouiidinji  S-iacca  lay  near  at 
"land,  while /iirlher  away  il  arose  into  the  dis 
taut  liii;lilanils  of  the  interior.  Onlhenorlh- 
<ast  lowered  tlie  picturisipie  form  of  the  iso 
I.ltcd  mnuntain  of  I/iina  d'Oro;  in  aiiolher 
ilirpction  Ihev  could  see  the  whole  line  of  coivl  I 


fmm  (he  pmiDotitnry  uf  (irsnllolit  on  the  wnt  ] 
ull  Hie  way  to  (liiKenll  on  the  soul lieu<i.  while 
ill  the  dlatitliic  towuri'  Hie  'oulhwest  the  l>laml 
of  I'mitellurlu  nilKhl  Im!  »ern  rislii;{  In  a  purple 
inn<s  nliuvc  the  hori/ou  more  tluiii  lilly  miles 
»«uy. 

After  en|iiyin|t  the  view  in  the  uliiionl  they  re 
liirned  once  inoni  lu  t^iinia.  'Ihev  iiiuile  the 
di-Mriil  wiihoiit  any  llili<lia|i,  and  found  i\n. 
Ilrnsiuwe  |iniienliy  awullliiii  lliein  (  npluin 
Thuin  iiieanwhlh'  hud  hik  ceeili  d  in  itellliig  miiiiii 
(Hinii's,  am'  a  mule,  with  wliii  h  anitmiU  Ihe 
|inrly  pn  pared  to  ml  out  on  u  raliible  Into  Ihe 
■  ountry  Their  ilesilnniion  was  (nllulieiulla.  u 
very  pirturem(Ue  town  about  Iwelve  niilei 
■way.  The  riiinl  wua  a  pretty  one,  Ihnimh  not 
IHu-iiuble  >,<>  iarri«Ke»,  uml  the  i  ountry  hail  very 
many  beautiful  lundscupen.  This  wm  the  only 
direclion  in  wliii  h  a  party  could  taken  journey, 
for  Ihe  ruad  up  and  down  the  i  oust  wiu  un 
pleiMiitli  rouKh  and  moiioioaous. 

taltalielluttaitiielf  wimnol  withuutatlrartinns. 
Il  uriKinaled  in  Kowiiii  days,  but  owes  its  pres 
ent  iiuine  to  Ihe  Sarin  ens  who  captured  It  and 
culled  ;il  Kalul  al  lU'lliil.  or  (  islle  of  Oaks,  cur 
ruptcd  by  Hie  naiites  i"lu  (ailubelloiia  A 
rocky  uteep  arises  above  I.  surrouiidiiii;  cuiin 
tryrowned  with  an  uncieiil  etslle.  and  around 
Ibis,  and  at  it«  base,  i  lii»lersthe  town  A  river 
winda  at  the  fool  of  this  rm  k,  which,  however, 
like  m'»l  Sicilian  siieums,  is  ainiosi  dry  in  siiii'. 
iner:  while  from  the  castle  on  the  suiiiinll  of 
the  ruck  there  is  a  iiiotl  nnunilli  ent  prospect. 
The  iHipiilalion  of  Ihe  towiiTs  a  little  over  tl\u 
lliousand,  and  oiiu  of  Ihe  churches  here  wai 
orli'iniliy  a  Suracenic  inusipie,  and  its  slyledill 
inilienles  its  ori|.'in. 

I  |"in  leaving  Siaeca  the  parly  rode  along  at 
an  eksv  |>ace.  The  roml,  or  rather  palli,  went 
aroumi  Hie  base  of  Mount  San  Calngeio,  and 
was  ill  places  two  narrow  for  two  lo  ride  side  by 
side  (aplain  Thain  nnii!  ahead.  Tlien  .Mrs. 
lleiisloH'e,  iieil  to  her  was  l.uey,  then  I'auline, 
while  Kriiik  brouirht  up  the  rear.  In  this  way 
'hey  went  along  until  tliey  eaine  to  within  about 
a  mile  of  (alliiliellotla.  Here  the  road  wound 
around  the  spur  of  a  bill,  and  on  une  side  llie 
rocks  arov  steep,  while  in  theoibi-r  llieie  was  a 
dense  grow  lb  of  callus  and  dwarf  palin.  The 
road  also  was  narrow  ami  rougher  'ban  il  had 
liillierlo  iM'en,  and  wound  in  a  crooked  manner 
in  and  out  among  projecting  rocks,  prickly  cue 
Ills,  or  scattered  stom  .-.  The  path  wound  in  Iliis 
way,  and  steadily  descended  a  bill  uniil  at  last 
it  caiiie  down  lo  a  valley,  or  rather  riivine.  in 
wliicli  was  one  of  those  drieiliip  river  beds 
which  are  so  eonimon  in  Sicily.  Here  tiure 
was  a  space  some  Ibirty  in- forty  feet  in  wiillli 
running  up  into  a  narrow  gurge  among  Ihe 
rocks,  tow  ird  the  hills.  The  bottom  was  all 
strewn  Willi  sharp  rocks  like  the  chauDcl  of  a 
uioiiiilain  torrent. 

This  path  (hey  ilescended  slowly,  and  one 
aflcr  another  entered  the  ravine.  Scnrcely  had 
they  all  entered,  m  arcely  bad  Frink,  who  was 
last,  emerged  from  the  pathway  into  the  o|ien, 
Ihan  a  loud  shrill  nhi.stle  biirsi' upon  their  ears. 
Involuntarily  Hiey  all  started  and  slared  aroii'id 
them.  They  did  not  have  lo  wail  long.  In  an 
instant,  from  behind  a  numlier  of  rocks  in  ail 
directions  around  them,  there  sprung  forward 
as  many  as  twenty  riilllanly  looking  men,  all 
armed  lo  the  lei  lb.  which  men  al  the  moment 
of  their  appearance  all  raised  their  rilles,  and  ; 
held  the  iKiity  in  a  deadly  aim.  At  the  same  | 
time  two  men  came  forward  wlio  advanced  to 
Captain  Thain,  One  of  these  men  talked  witli 
him  for  some  lime.  The  others  all  stood  in  cou 
slernalion  lixikiuK  upon  ihc  scene. 

"  What  does  Ibis  mean  Mr.  Knnk? "  asked 
I*aiiline,  in  a  tremulous  voice. 

Kriiik  said  nothing,  but  sighed  and  shook  his 
head. 

"  Arc  they  brigandsf" 

"  I'm  afraid  so." 

"Can  we  do  nothing?" 

"We  have  no  arms,"  said  Krink,  "and  be- 
sides, .see  how  many  of  them  there  arc.  ' 

At  this  Pauline  burst  into  li  ars,  and  hurried 
over  to  where  her  mot  her  sat  looking  iipoir  the 
scene,  with  a  frightened  face.  Hcrmoiher  folded 
her  ill  her  arms,  without  a  word, 

Lucy  now  hurried  up  to  Captain  Thain. 

"Oh.  caplaiu!"  she  said.  "Can't  you  tell 
us  what  this  means?  What  do  these  men 
waiity 

The  captain  turned  and  shrugged  his  shoul- 
ders. 

"Well,"  sold  he,  "these  miserable  devils 
have  got  us,  and  I've  been  trying  to  gel  llietn  to 
let  us  off,  aud  I'm  afraid  they  won't  listen  to 
rea.sou.  " 


"  Wlial  ilii  Iliey  want.' '  asked  I.ucv   calmly. 

"  \^  ant     oil    I'vrryHiIng'      I  bey   liilnk    ymi 

are   noble  linln  s.  Kngllsli   inlllliiiiain't  and   all 

ibai,  and  Ihev  a^k  a  riuiidred  thuuitaud  guiuesa 

fur  the  rauauni  uf  the  parly  " 


lIlAI'TKIt  XXVII, 

IN     III*     I'll 

Foil  some  HnieiieiiherOurth  iiorTancrrd  said 
one  word  fiirlliir.  bin  siood  in  silence  at  Ihn 
iHilliiin  of  Ibiir  pii.  staring  at  one  another  In 
sluiu  Hcallon  ami  in  horror.  There  lav  tlie  chain 
whiih  liad  fallen  at  the  bolliini  of  tlie  pit,  and 
there  loo  Ihev  saw  the  oo/e  of  water  us  It  cuniiia 
slowly  Irlikilng  through  Terrible  wan  (heir 
posiliiMi,  Il  rrible  U'vonil  expression  was  their 
priispeil.  but  more  terrible  yi  t  was  the  suspicion 
that  Hashed  Hirough  eai  h  oiie  as  to  the  way  In 
wbii  h  this  hud  been  done.  This  >u>pi(  ion  had 
ulready  Ixeii  (uit  forth  in  words — the  arurd* 
"  We  are  belriiyed '" 

The  etpluslon  bad  sounded  from  the  Uiwi  Is  of 
the  earth,  and  seenied  to  rise  sliniilluiieoiislv  all 
around  them,  aslhougb  the  very  Islandltsi  If  had 
moved.  The  horror  of  that  exploahm  hud  U'en 
like  tliut  of  ileulh  ilsi  If,  and  llieir  nerves  hud 
not  yet  ri  i  overeil  from  the  vibration  Ihut  had 
thrilled  Ihroimli  tlieni. 

Dill  it  was  not  a  lime  lo  aland  in  stupid  wun- 
dermenl,  and  (lailli  was  Ihe  llrst  lo  ruu*v  him- 
self. 

"  Come,  "  said  lie,  "  we  must  look  alxiut  us, 
and  see  what  can  be  done.  ' 

"  lllll  what  has  happened'.' "  said  Tancrcd, 

'■  Wlial'?— why  an  explosion.  ' 

"Couldn't  il  have  U'eii  an  earthipiakeV 

"No:  its  been  an  expioalon,  and  baa  been 
done  bv  buinaii  hands.  " 

"  WIjoV" 

•■Duly  one— Frink." 

'•  Impossible:'  cried  Taiiered,  endeavoring  lo 
light  oil  the  suspicion, 

"  N>'  it's  true.  That's  (he  reason  be  tuok 
cburgi  of  the  engine,  lie  threw  down  the 
chain  to  prevent  our  esi  ape.  then  he  blew  up 
Ibedam  by  the  sea.  to  let  i'l  tlie  water  throiigfi 
the  drain,  ami  here  it  is.  Biit  come,  let's  make 
a  dash  for  il.  " 

Seizing  his  iiicka.x,  (laith  drove  II  two  feet 
above  his  head  iiilo  Ihe  interstice  of  Ihe  lini- 
liei  slaying,  and  llien  drew  himself  up  and  tried 
to  mainlain  himself  by  Hiriisling  his  feet  into  tho 
lower  iiilerslici  s.  Hut  the  timbers  had  Inen  laid 
too  close  together,  and  there  was  no  foothold. 
.\  few  desperate  elTorls  of  this  kind  showed 
Garth  only  too  plainly  Ihut  il  was  ini|x)ssible,  so 
he  was  cnnipelled  io  relini|uisli  his  design. 
Had  it  not  lueii  so  wide  Iliey  might  have  man- 
aged to  struggle  up  by  strclehing  their  legs 
act (isa,  and  working  up  In  that  way;  but  the 
width  was  too  great  to  allow  of  this,' aud.tiartU, 
who  tried  this,  gave  it  up  also. 

After  Ibis,  they  stood  in  silence  looking  upon 
the  walls  tliut  rose  up  around  them,  'rbo 
ellorls  of  Oartli  had  not  taken  up  many  mo- 
ineiils,  but  already  Hie  water  in  Hie  button)  of 
the  pit  was  up  to  their  ankles,  nuil  the  prosiK'ct 
of  perishing  without  an  cITort  was  intulerabiu. 
Suddenly  (iartli  seized  his  pickax  and  tore 
away  at  Ihc  last  timber  that  bad  been  inserted. 
Willi  n  few  vigorous  elTorls  be  forced  it  from 
its  place  and  sluod  il  upright  against  Ihc  nail  of 
the  pit. 

"  Wlial's  that  for?"  si.id  Tancrcd. 

'■(lur  only  hope, "  said  (.Jarth,  tearing  away 
at  another. 

"  IIow  can  we  get  out  with  these? " 

"  Arranging  Hie  beams  zjgzag,  and  then  climb- 
ing, "  said  (Jarth,  as  he  tore  out  another. 

"  Hut,  man,  you'll  loosen  the  whole  staying, 
and  it'll  fall  in  upon  ii.s," 

■  Well  have  lo  run  some  risk,  of  course," 
said  (iarth,  who  was  now  tearing  at  a  third 
beam. 

'•  lint  we'll  be  buried  alive,"  remonstrated 
Tancrcd. 

"  As  well  be  buried  alive  n.s  drowned  like  a 
rat  in  a  pit."  cried  Garth. 

Tancrcd  said  not  a  word  more.  lie  had  noth- 
ing io  say.  Ketnonstiancc  was  useless,  unless 
ln!  himself  had  something  better  to  offer.  (Jarth, 
al.so,  had  put  tlie  ninltcr  in  its  right  shaix'.  and 
the  choice  wa.s  between  drowning  and  being 
buried  alive.  Hut  in  the  last  case  there  was 
merely  a  risk,  and  there  wa-s  a  chance,  at  least, 
in  favor  of  the  adventure. 

Garth  worked  awa"  thus,  tearing  away  beam 
after  beam,  and  pulling  them  out  from  the 
place  where   they   had   been  deposited,  whU* 


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OLD  GAETH. 


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Tancrcd  assisted  liim  anil  atood  cncli  one  up  on 
end, 

"  IIow  many  do  jou  want?"  lie  asked. 

"  Oh,  well,  about  n  couple  of  dozcu  ou);lit  to 
do." 

"  Why,  man  alive,  the  whole  eouccrn'll  tum- 
ble in  upon  u»." 

"Well;  1  can't  help  it.  " 

"  Won't  it  be  enough  if  we're  able  to  climb 
up  out  of  reach  of  the  water." 

"No;  we  must  get  out  of  the  bole.  Other 
■wise  I'd  rather  die  here  and  Ik-  done  with  il." 

Meanwhile,  as  Garth  worked,  the  water  con- 
tinued to  ooze  through  the  soil.  Already  it  was 
above  their  knees,  and  rising  more  rapidly.  At 
length  Garth  stopped. 

'There!"  said  he,  flinging  down  his  pickax, 
"  wc  ought  to  have  enough.  Let  us  begin 
now." 

Taking  one  of  the  beams  he  put  one  end  of  it 
at  the  bottom  on  one  side,  and  leaned  the  beam 
against  the  opposite  sidq  of  the  pit,  so  that  the 
upper  end  was  about  five  feet  from  the  bottom. 
Another  was  placed  alongside  of  it.  By  (he 
help  of  this  slanting  beam  Qarth  was  af>le  In 
climb  up  a  little  (Ustance.  He  then  -reached 
down  and,  raisine  up  another  beam,  rested  the 
lower  end  against  the  iipi)cr  end  of  the  Urst 
beam,  and  passed  it  across  the  pit  slanting 
across  to  the  npimsite  side  like  the  lir.st.  Ills 
intention  now  Irecamc  evident,  which  was  to 
construct  a  series  of  beams,  running  zigzag 
fashion  from  the  bottom  of  the  pit  to  the  top. 
Thus  a  ladder  would  Iw  formed,  up  which  Ihcy 
might  be  able  to  climb.  The  only  diflicully 
would  be  about  carrying  up  the  l)c.iins  as  they 
climbed  higher.  Ptill,  tliat  was  nut  an  impos 
sibic  task,  though  certainly  diilicult  in  the  e.v 
treme. 

At  this  moment,  just  as  Garth  had  secured 
th"  second  beam,  there  came  something  like  a 
shudder  in  the  walls  around,  and  then  suddenly 
it  seemed  as  though  all  the  pit  had  fallen  down. 
A  deep,  dull  sound  arose,  accompanied  wiih  the 
g\irglc  and  hiss  of  foaming  waters.  The  two 
men  stood  awe  struck,  brac-ing  tliem.sclves  in 
voluntarily  to  receive  pome  terrible  shock.  The 
moment  was  one  of  awful  expi-clalion, — but  it 
passed  and  they  found  themselves  .>^lill  alive, 
Tancred  up  to  Ids  armpits  in  mud  and  water, 
and  Garth  wildly  clutching  the  sides  of  the  pit. 

"Hurrah!"  he  cried.  "Hurry  up.  We  can 
climb  a  liltle  way  now.  The  timbers  arc  all 
loosened.  Can  you  get  up  from  where  you 
arc!" 

"Oh,  yes;  don't  mind  me.  old  fellow,"  said 
Tancred,  in  his  usual  voice.  "  Take  care  of 
yourself.     Go  ahead,  and  I'll  follovr." 

As  he  said  these  words,  he  seized  the  lie.ims 
and  lifted  himself  up  out  of  the  water,  while 
Oatih  began  to  climb  higher. 

It  was  indeed  as  Gartii  had  said.  Either  the 
tearing  away  of  the  staying,  or  the  action  of  the 
water,  or  both  together,  had  loosened  all  the  soil 
at  the  lower  part  of  the  pit,  so  that  it  had  fallen 
down  in  one  mass;  but  in  that  loosening  of  the 
soil  and  in  that  fall,  the  timber  slaying  had  not 
come  down  in  a  coherent  way,  but  in  its  descent 
bad  been  dislocated  and  torn  asunder.  The 
consequence  was  that  each  beam  of  the  slaying 
was  separated  from  the  other  and  stood  apart, 
BO  that  there  was  Imlh  a  gr.isp  for  Ihc  hands, 
and  a  hold  for  the  feet.  It  became,  in  fuel,  a 
sort  of  ladder,  far  more  easy  to  climb  than  I  he 
zigzag  arrangement  which  Garth  liad  begun. 

Up  this  Gttrlli  now  climlwd  for  some  dislance 
until,  at  length,  he  was  compelled  to  slop.  Here 
there  was  a  break  in  the  slaying.  Ifclow  this  it 
was  fallen  and  dislocated;  above  this  it  bad 
continued  firm.  This  arose  from  the  fact  I  hat 
the  lower  soil  was  louse  sand  and  gravel,  while 
the  soil  above  had  l«'en  composed  to  a  large  ex- 
tent of  clay,  and  was  consequently  far  lirnicr. 
At  this  place,  where  the  bri:ak  occurred,  there 
was  an  interval  of  about  two  feel  between  the 
fallen  staying  and  the  upiier  pcirliun,  and  the 
upiicr  limbers  of  this  fallen  slaying  projected  or 
bulged  out  about  a    fool,  while  Ihesand   and 

f [ravel  had  fallen  down  behind  the  slaying,  Icav- 
ng  here  a  kind  of  shelf,  where  (jarih  was  able 
to  sit  quite  securely  and  rcl.  From  this  |K)iiit 
he  looked  down  and  saw  Tancrcit  just  benealb 
him,  to  whom  he  reached  out  a  li.Tiid,  and  thus 
assisle<l  his  friend  to  a  place  at  his  side. 

"  Well,"  said  (jarth,  drawing  a  long  breath, 
"we shall  be  able  to  rest  here  for  a  time." 

"The  trouble  is  about  getting  out,"  said 
Tancrcd. 

"  Thai's  a  fact,  and  the  worst  of  it  is,  I've  left 
|he  pickax  down  at  the  bottom." 

"I  wonder  if  I  couldn't  get  it?" 

"  Oh,  no,  it's  buried  under  the  earth  and  logs ; 


and  then  the  water,  I  dare  say  It's  ten  feet 
deep  by  Ibis  lime.  1 1  seemed  to  romc  in  fast 
enough;  I  wonder  if  lliat  water  is  from  the  sea, 
or  from  sonic  suhlernincan  spring? " 

"It's  from  the  sen,"  said  Tancred;  "I  got 
a  mouthful,  and  il  was  as  salt  as  brine." 

"H'm— then  that  decides  it,"  said  Garth. 
"  It';*  bound  to  come  up  higher." 

"Well,  if  that's  the  case,  it  seems  to  me  we 
had  iK'tter  make  the  most  of  our  time  here. 
Are  we  half  way  up,  do  you  think? " 

"Oh,  yes,  more;  I  don'l  believe  it's  over 
forty  ("eel  to  the  top  from  hi'rc. 

"Korly  feet!  well  that's  enough  to  drown 
us,  for  the  waler  can  come  up  to  the  sea  level, 
and  that's  thirly  feet  from  the  lop" 

Garth  said  nothing  for  some  ijnie. 
'I  suppose  we   couldn't  burrow   up  behind 
the  staying?"  said  TaniTcd. 

"Well,  by  .love,  that  wouldn't  be  a  L.ul 
idea,"  said  (jarlh;  "  if  we  ouly  had  something 
to  burrow  with." 

"  There's  my  knife." 

"  It  wouldn't  last." 

"Well,  I'll  tell  yon  what:  suppose  I  cut 
some  sharp  pointed  sticks,  and  both  of  us 
work  our  way  up,  or  one  at  a  time;  one  might 
slay  1h>1ow  to  thrust  the  earth  out.  ' 

'•  The  earth's  too  hard.     It's  stiff  clay." 
'  Oh.  that's  on'.y  in  places.     At  any  rate,  it's 
ticlter  to  be  doing  something  than  to  sit  here 
doing  nolliing." 

Willi  iliesc  words  Tancred  seized  one  of  the 
beams  of  the  staying  that  was  nearest  and  drew 
it  out  of  lis  ])lacc  After  this,  he  split  off  from 
one  end  some  pieces;  these  he  sharpened  and 
Iheii  iH'gan  to  scoop  away  the  enrlli  behind  the 
upper  stjiying.  The  soilwiis,  as  (inrth  had  hinted, 
raihcr  hard  and  siubliorn,  but  Tancred  worked 
aw  av.  and  gra<liially  began  to  loosen  it  so  that 
il  fell  in  considerable  (|uanlitles.  Garth  sat  for 
some  lime  in  Ihoughl,  not  taking  the  slightest 
interest  in  Tancrcd's  work,  bul  evidently  ab- 
sorlied  in  some  plan  of  his  own.  and  making 
caliulalions  us  to  llie  probable  distance  to  llie 
top  of  the  pit,  by  loiinting  the  logs  us  they 
rose  one  abo\e  another. 

Then,  w  liili  Tancrcd  was  still  working  away. 
Garth  looseiie<l  ihe  lowest  beam  of  the  upper 
slaying  and  placed  il  across  Ihe  pit  slantwise, 
with  llie  lowisi  end  resting  on  Ihc  ledge  where 
be  w.as.  liisiile  lliis  he  placed  another  which 
lie  lore  from  the  opposile  side.  Hut  here  his 
win'k  had  lo  slop,  for  he  could  not  reach  the 
opposite  side,  nor  cuiild  he  venture  lo  take  any 
of  the  slaying  from  the  side  on  which  he  sat. 
for  fear  that  it  might  all  come  down  on  llieir 
heads. 

Suddenly  a  no'se  fniiii  below  nrresled  him. 
The  noise  was  caused  by  soiiii:  lumps  of  earth 
from  Tancrcd's  work  which  \ii:i\  fallen  down. 
The  noi.se  w  as  made  bv  ils  fall  iiilo  Ihe  waler, 
and  soundi'd  so  close  iiy  that  Garth  starled  in 
asionisliment  and  looked  down.  The  next  in- 
slant  he  calleil  Tancred: 

"  Quick!  quick!" 

Tancred  stooped  over  and  looked  down. 

"  It's  rising  fast!"  said  he. 

"  Yes  " 

'  Why,  it's  within  a  dozen  feet  of  where  wc 
are." 

"  Yes,  and  it'll  soon  lie  half  a  dozen." 

"  Well — then  my  work's  dished,"  said  Tan- 
crcd. "1  ought  to  liavi^  twenty  four  hours— 
bul  at  this  rali'  I  won't  have  len  minutes." 

"  There's  a  illrect  connecliou  with  Ihe  sea." 
said  (jartli.  "  The  drain  was  choked  at  first, 
but  the  sea  water  has  lieeii  pouring  in  so  fast 
llial  il  has  cleared  Ihc  sluice.  It's  pouring  in 
now  faster  than  ever.  Y'ou  sec  how  high  il  has 
risen  since  we  came  her*-." 

Wil!i  liics(-  words  tJarlh  relapsed  inlosilence, 
and  sal  looking  down  at  Ihe  black  waters  be- 
nealb. while 'I  ancred,  desisting  from  his  now 
useless  work,  sat  by  his  side  looking  down  In 
the  same  way. 

.Slowly  and  surely  Ihe  waters  rose,  creeping 
up  inch  by  inch,  drawing  nearer  and  nearer. 
Whellicr  those  waters  could  rise  higher  than 
thcTr  present  posilion  Ihey  did  not  know  for  cer- 
tain, yel  they  li.ad  very  good  reason  to  fear  that 
Ihey  would.  It  was  therefore  with  a  feeling  of 
dark  and  gloomy  apprehension  that  they  sal 
there  on  the  ledge  and  looked  down,  as  the 
waters  came  up  and  <lrew  nearer  and  still  nearer. 

One  effort  more  was  still  possible. 
,  "  It's  our  oiilv  chance,"  said  Garth. 

"  What's  ihai?" 

"  The  Biayiugon  this  siile.  We  must  run  the 
risk  of  the  earth  falling  on  us." 

Saying  this.  Garth  rose  and  tried  to  loosen 
the  lower  beam  of  Ihc  staying  on  the  side  where 


Ihey  were  resting.  After  a  series  of  laborious 
exertions,  in  which  Tancred  assisted  him,  lie 
succeeded  in  loosening  the  beam,  and  in  remov- 
ing it  from  its  place.  After  this  he  raised  it  up, 
and  placing  Ihe  end  against  Ihe  upp'r  end  of 
the  transverse  beam  on  the  opposite  side,  he 
raised  it  up  and  placed  its  upper  end  on  llie 
nearer  side  of  Ihe  pit. 

Hut  scarcclv  was  this  ilone  than  a  loud  call 
from  Taucri'il  started  him: 

"  Climb — climb— for  Heaven's  sake— up  with 
vou  as  high  as  you  can  go.  The  waler  is 
licre!" 

"  You  go  first,"  said  Garth,  unwilling  to  leave 
his  friend  in  a  position  of  greater  danger  than 
himself. 

"No;  nonsense,"  cried  Tancrcd.  "  I'p  with 
you.     Ill  lake  care  of  myself." 

(iartli  said  no  more.  He  clambered  up  till 
h(!  stood  upon  the  upper  beam.  Tancred  then 
clamljcred  after  !'■  i,  and  atiaincd  lo  the  same 
foothold.  Both  Mood  there,  thus  steadying 
tlieniselves  as  best  they  could  against  the  side 
of  Ihc  pit. 

The  waters  rose,  and  seemed  lo  rise  faster 
now  than  ever,  covering  up  the  ledge  where 
they  had  recently  rested,  swallowing  up  Ihc 
lower  beam  and  advancing  higher  and  still 
higher. 


CHAPTKH  XXVIII. 

otT. 

Tin;s,  while  Tancred  and  Garth  su.ilained 
themselves  as  well  as  Ihey  could  on  the  beama, 
Ihe  waters  ar<ise  higher  and  sllll  higher,  advanc- 
ing upon  Ihem.  Kurilier  up  they  knew  they 
could  not  climb,  for  Ihe  luanis  of  the  slaying 
here  lay  close  adjoining  one  aiiolher,  so  thai 
there  was  no  chance  lo  grasp  ilieiii.  'Ihe  only 
hope  now  was  that  they  might  not  be  altogether 
covered  by  the  water,  but  that  where  they  stood 
Ihey  might  keep  their  heads  above  it.  But  now 
there  was  a  circiimsljincc  which  Tancred  was 
the  first  lo  notice;  so  jxTfecl ly  natural,  and  lo 
lie  ex|H'cled,  thai  Tancred,  on  seeing  it,  only 
wondered  that  he  had  not  tlioiight  of  it  before. 
He  saw  il  now,  however,  when  il  was  plain 
before  his  ey<'s,  ond  with  a  loud  cry  of  joy 
communicated  the  pleasing  intelligence  ti> 
Garlb. 

"Hurrah,"  lie  cried.  "Why,  Qarth,  what 
do  you  lliink!  The  beams  are  all  floating  up 
here!" 

'  By  Jove!"  cried  Garth.  "  Only  think  what 
donkeys  we  have  been  all  along.  The  beams — 
somehow  1  had  an  idea  that  they  all  gotnedged 
in  at  Ihe  bollom." 

"No,  here  Ihey  all  are,  every  one  of  them. 
Wc  mighl  almost  lie  able  lo  float  upon  them." 

"  Ob.  no,  we'll  have  a  ln'tlcr  use  f(rr  them 
than  that.  As  a  raft  Ihey  couldn't  lift  us  up 
much  further,  for  l^ralheV  think  the  water  has 
found  ils  level  i.t  last.  " 

"  Well,  what  can  you  do  with  them?" 

"  Do  with  tiiem?  why,  go  on  and  conslniet  a 
climbing  way,  zigzjtg  as  1  began.  I'll  finish  it. 
after  all.  and  with  thi^  very  beams  that  I  began 
on.  And  so.  young  feller,  as  you're  down  thire, 
just  try  if  you  can  reach  them.  Can  you 
do  it?" 

At  Ibis,  Tancred  stooiKd  down,  steadying 
himself  with  one  luind,  and  grasping  one  of 
the  beams  with  Ihe  other.  The  water  had  risen 
to  the  level  of  his  feel,  and  the  beam  was  float- 
ing along  with  all  the  others,  end  upward  as 
Ihey  had  been  piled  up  at  the  Iwtlom  of  the 
ph.     This  beam  he  succeeded  in  raising. 

"  Wait  a  moment,  my  l>oy,"  said  Garlli. 
"  ,Tusl  sireleh  that  benin  across  so  us  to  afford  a 
belter  foothold,  and  llieii  reach  up  another  lo 
me.  " 

Tancred  did  so,  laying  it  across  parallel  with 
the  one  he  sloo<l  on.  This  afforded  ns  eon 
venienl  a  slaiiding  place  as  he  could  wish,  and 
hiTC  he  could  take  his  slulion  with  both  hanils 
free  to  lift  up  any  more  of  Ihe  beams  that  Gar" 
might  want. 

'I'lie  waters  now  did  not  rise  any  higher.  1 1 
seemed  indeed  to  lie  quite  evident,  Ihal  Ihey 
had  reached  Ihcir  highest  point,  which  was  at 
Ihe  level  of  Ihe  sea.  Almvc  Hum  Ihe  pil  ;iio.se 
for  not  more  llian  thirty  feel,  and  over  lis  nioulli 
Ihey  saw  the  lioiiliug  laiklc.  This  was  Ihcir 
goal,  and  it  was  almost  wllliin  reach. 

"  Now,  my  son,"  saidGarlh,  "just  pass  along 
another  of  tiiose  Ixams  " 

'I'ancreil  did  so. 

Garth  took  it  from  him.  and  laid  il  across 
transversely,  reaehiug  upward  from  the  upper 
end  of  the  beam  he  was  standing  on. 


"  Ni)w  piiKH  iilong  another,"  sniil  Gailh. 
T.iia  nil  dill  so. 

Uiirtli  luid  this  puiiillel  with  the  other,  and 
thi'M  c'linihing  lip,  hu  Htood  lierc.  This  guvc 
liim  two  Iji'ums  upon  which  to  take  Ui^  Kliuid, 
aii(\  left  Ids  Imiuls  free  for  aelioii.  Tuneredwas 
slumlin.ir  elose  liy  the  water,  (iurlli  was  stand- 
iiii;  alwiiit  ten  feet  uhove  liini,  whiicMdjovi;  Garth 
the  distance  to  the  top  of  the  pit  was  now  not 
over  twenty  feol  or  so. 

"Now,  my  son — the  game  is  in  our  own 
hiHids,"  said  (iarlh,  "  Pass  up  another  beam." 
Tanercil  did  ho— and  still  another.  Both  of 
these  were  lixed  by  Garth  above  him,  in  the 
same  way  in  which  those  had  been  li.veil  below 
him,  that  Is  to  say,  transversely,  and  lying  side 
by  Hide.  These  beams  rose  to  within  tifteen  feet 
of  the  lop, 

Tancrcd  now  pa.ssed  several  beania  up  to 
Garth,  which  he  laid  beside  thw-e,  lust  ones,  aft- 
er which  he  climbed  up  and  adjusted  them  one 
iibovo  another.  Two  came  up  to  within  ten 
feet  of  tho  top.  Then  two  more.  These  came 
to  within  live  feet.  As  Garlh  laid  those  last  in 
their  place,  lie  bounded  up  with  a  shout  to  Tan- 
cred  to  follow,  and  Tancrcd  came  \ip  swiftly 
after  him. 

The  next  instant  Oarth  had  sprung  up  out  of 
the  mouth  of  the  pit  into  the  worhl  above,  and 
then  kneeling  down,  waited  for  Tancrcd.  Tan- 
crcd was  not  one  minute  bcbind  him.  He 
clambered  up,  and  Garth  .seized  his  shoulders  as 
they  emerged  above  tlie  opening,  and  assisted 
him  out.  Xot  a  w-ord  was  said  by  either. 
Garth  turned  away  and  stood  looking  at  the 
ground.  Tancrcd,  overwhelmcil  liy  the  tide  of 
feeling  that  .surged  Ibrougli  liini,  staggered  o(T 
a  few  paces,  ami  .sunk  down  upcjn  his  knees.  It 
was  no  wonder,  for  never  in  tlie  history  of  the 
world,  li.ad  there  been  a  more  narrow  escape 
from  a  tremendous  death. 

At  length  they  roused  themselves  to  action, 
and  began  to  look  around.  First  of  all  they 
turned  thiiir  eyes  to  the  cove,  and  there,  if  any 
additional  proof  had  been  needed  of  the  guilt  of 
Friuk,  they  found  that  proof. 
The  schooner  was  gone! 
Yes,  gone — and  the  waters  of  the  cove  lay 
there  smooth  and  deserted.  Far  away,  oiit 
upon  the  sea,  they  could  descry  a  white  sail, 
but  whether  it  was  that  of  the  "Dart"  or  of 
some  other  ve.s.sel,  they  could  not  tell. 

'  Well,'  said  Garth,  "1  shouldn't  have  be- 
lieved it." 

"  IJelleved  what?  his  treacheryV  no,"  said 
Tancrcd.     "Nor  could  [."  | 

"Treachery!     Oh,   no,   dear   boy,   I'm    not; 
surprised    at    that.     I   never    trusted    him.     1 
made  up  my  mind  to  go  it  blind  for  your  sake.  ! 
..J  v,as  a  bad   bill,  but  you  endorsed  him.     l' 
used  to  see  treachery  in   his  face  again  ami 
agii'.n.     No,  what  I'm  surprise<l  at  is,  how  he 
got  the  '  Dart '  oil  alone — that's  all." 
'  Well,  he's  done  it,  at  any  rate." 
"  Yes,  that's  a  fact,  and  without  help,  too. 
lie  couldn't  have  had  frlenils  hidden  about." 

"Oh,  no,  he  must  have  done  it  all  alone. 
Hut  after  all,  it's  iiot  such  a  very  hard  job, 
1  could  have  done  it  myself." 

"  Y<'s;  but  then  Frink  never  pretended  to 
know  much  about  navigation,  lie  w,vs  not 
much  on  the  sea,  that's  evident.  Wi'II,  neces- 
sity is  the  moth  ■•  of  invention,  and  he's  man- 
aged to  get  the.  .chooner  oft." 

"  He's  done  it  up  prelty  cpiickly." 
"  Oh,  I  don't  know  about  that,  "  said  Garlh. 
"  Why.  it's  all  laken  place  in  half  an  lioin-  or 
so." 

"Half  an  hour!"  cried  Garth.  "  Heavens, 
man!  is  that  the  way  it  all  seems  to  you.  Halt 
im   hour!     Why,  to  mo   it  seems  half  a  year. 

Al  any  rate  look  there " 

Tancrcd  looked  up  lo  the  sky  to  where  Garth 
pointed.     It  was  the  sun,  now  shining  high  in 
tho  meridian.     With  a  si  arc  of  Mma/ement  he! 
locked  at  his  watch.     It  IkhI   slopped  al  nine  . 
o'clock.  ! 

"  Xlnc^  o'clock!"  ; 

"  Nine,"  said  Garlh.  ' 
iag;  your  watch  stopped, 
wlien  the  water  came  in. 
My  watch  shows  ten  minutes  of  twelve.  Frink 
must  have  thrown  down  the  chain  at  about 
eight  o'clock,  and  the  explosion  was  not  more 
ilian  a  <piarter  of  an  hour  after  that.  " 

"  1  don't  knowaboutlhate,\plosion,"saidTan- 
cied,  "  Mayn't  it  have  been  an  earthciuakc  after 
ail';" 

"There's  one  answer,"  said  Garlh,  pointing 
to  the  empty  cove,  "and  if  you  want  another 
and  more  conclusive  one.  come  with  me.  " 
^'■aying  this,  he  led  the  way  across  toward  the 


'  Oh,  you  got  a  duck- 
Thai  shows  the  time 
and  the  stavinu-  fell. 


end  of  the  island,  lo  the  well  known  place 
where  they  had  closed  up  the  sluice.  Taucred 
followed,  anil  ihey  soon  reached  the  place. 

On  reaching  it, "they  found  themselves  in  the 
presence  of  a  scene  of  dcvaslution  which  was 
lo  them  simply  terrible,  since  it  showed  I  hem 
the  power  and  the  malignity  which  had  been 
put  forth  for  their  destruclion.  For  the  space 
of  a  hundred  siiuarc  yards  the  surface  of  the 
ground  was  all  blackened,  as  though  a  lire  had 
passed  over  it.  The  greater  portion  of  this  area 
was  also  uplorn,  and  now  lay  before  Ihcin 
broken  into  scattered  and  irregular  clods.  In 
the  mid.st  of  this  there  was  a  heap  of  stones, 
intermingled  with  gravel  and  clay  and  mud, 
v.hile  all  around  lay  slakes  and  "boar<ls  anil 
fragments  of  ropes  and  oaktun. 

"There!"  .said  Garth,  grimly.  "How  hard 
we  worked  at  Ibis,  anil  how  long  a  time!  l!nl 
it  took  only  about  a  quarter  of  a  second  to  blow- 
it  all  up  this  way.  " 

"It  must  have  laken  more  than  a  second," 
said  Tancrcd.  "  You  don't  count  the  time  il 
looklo  nnike  the  blast." 

"H'm,  well,  that  probably  took  about  half 
an  hoiu'" 

"  Do  you  suppose  he  did  it  last  night'/ " 
"Xot  he.  lie  was  too  cunning.  No;  he 
must  have  done  it  all  this  morning.  He's 
snalched  up  the  ]iowder,  ru.shed  here,  dug  a 
hole,  pitched  it  in,  lighted  a  match,  and  run— 
and  see!  liy, love!"  continued  Garth,  jiickin." 
up  a. small  cylindrical  bit  of  tin,  "  111  be  hanged 
if  this  isn't  ihe  nozzle  of  our  jiowdcr-can !  'fhe 
fellow's  just  grabbed  the  can,  stuck  it  in  here, 
and  lireil  away!     That's  il." 

He  held  forth  Ihe  tin  to  Tancrcd.  Il  was 
evidently,  as  Garth  said,  the  nozzle  o!'  the 
powder-can.  That  can  contained  their  stock 
of  blasting-powder,  wliiidi  had  been  taken  on 
board  through  Ihe  provident  foresight  of  Garth, 
who  Ihouglil  il  best  lo  [ircparu  for  all  manner 
of  excavation,  and  dhl  not  know  but  that  he 
would  have  lo  blast  his  way  down  lo  the  treas- 
ure. As  Tancrcd  took  Ihe  iin  he  regirded  it  in 
silence,  with  a  melancholy  look  in  wliiih there 
was  .something  of  bewilderment.  Ilithcrlo,  in 
spile  of  the  terrible  conviction  of  Ihe  treachery 
of  his  friend,  there  had  been  other  fcbiips 
within  him, — the  dread  of  instant  death,  Ihe  Oj- 
sire  for  life,  the  motive  for  energetic  action — all 
these  combined  to  drive  Frink  out  of  his  mind, 
— but  now  there  was  nothing  intervening,  anil 
before  him  there  arose,  in  all  its  blackness,  the 
full  revelation  of  the  treachery  of  Frink.  What 
had  prompted  so  base  an  act'.'  With  what  pos- 
sible design  had  ho  perpetrated  if;  Had  it  been 
from  some  sudden  impulse,  or  had  it  been  the 
result  of  long,  deliberate  preiiaralion  before- 
hand'/ To  these  c|uestions  he  coulil  give  no  an- 
swer. 

Il  seemed  its  thimgh  Garlh  was  acnuainted 
with  Tancred's  Ihoughls.  for  he  made  a  remark 
which  chimed  in  with  them  completely,  just  as 
though  he  was  answering  some  i|uestion. 

"  Ves, "  .said  he ;  "Ihe  infernal  villain  meant 
it  from  the  first,  and  has  been  planning  il  all 
along." 

"  Ihil  whv?  What  motive  cotdd  he  have 
had';" 

"  Oh,  well,  I  don't  know  what  deeper  motives 
the  fellow  may  have  had,  but  there's  a  '.ery 
superficial  motive — namely,  the  possession  of 
the  treasure." 

"  lint  he  hasn't  got  the  trca.sure." 
"  Hut  he'll  return  and  get  it.  " 
"  Not  he.     Hasn't  he  blown  up  the  drain? " 
"Pooh!   that's  nothing;  he'll  come  b;tck  and 
stop  it  again." 

"  He  cant  ilo  it  alone,"  said  Tancrcd. 
"  ^Vell,  he'll  bring  some  companion." 
"  Well,  in  that  case  he  will  lose  all  the  advan- 
tage<  of  his  crime.  For  what  good  would  it  be  lo 
destroy  us  if  he  has  to  have  other  parlners  in 
our  place.  That  would  be  ullerly  unmeaning. 
It  would  have  been  better  for  him  lo  retain  us 
as  partners  and  avoid  a  crime." 

'liy. love!"  said  Garth,  "you're  right.  To 
tell  Ihe  truth.  I  haven'l  had  time  lo  think  very 
particularly  about  it.  I  |knew  that  he  was  Ih'c 
traitor,  and  didn't  think  of  any  motive  but  a 
desire  to  have  all  llic  tre:i.siire  bi  him.self.  liut 
he  couldn't  have  it  all  as  things  stand.  He'll 
h;ive  to  have  partners,  and  it  would  be  bitter 
for  him  to  have  us  than  anv  others;  so.it  isn't 
for  Ihe  treasure.  No;  It's  something  else. 
Now.  what  is  there  thai  is  stronger  than  the  love 
of  n.oney.'  What  is  there  in  your  circum- 
stances, my  son,  that  could  tempi  him  to  such  a 
crime?  We  must  put  money  out  of  Ihe  ques- 
tion. There  are  iwo  other  passions  which  are 
stronger  ihan  avarice.    One  is  ambition,  the 


other  is  love.     Now.  the  question  is,  which  ol 

these  can  licjiavc  served  by  destroying  you.  For 
the  blow  was  aimed  at  you.  I  was  mcrcl\  your 
partner.  Now,  think. "  Can  he  have  servcil  his 
ambition?" 

"Nonsense!"  said  Tancred.  "Ambition! 
How  can  he  have  served  his  ambition? ' 

"  Very  well.     Canbehav,    served  his  love?" 

"I  caii'l  fiT  the  life  of  me  sec  how,"  said 
Tiincred.  "  You  know  my  engagement,  und  all 
llial,  to  l.ucy  I.andsdowne;  you  know  all  about 
my  position;  you  know  that  this  Frink  lirst 
brought  mo  there.  How,  then,  can  be  be  a 
rival?  Ho  can't  be  in  love  with  l.ncy.  She 
hates  him.  too,  and  she  distrusted  him  as  much 
as  you.     She  warned  me  against  him." 

"  Oh,  .she  warned  von  against  him.  did  sht'(" 
asked  Garth.     "  Ami  on  what  grounds? " 

"  Oh,  nothing.  She  had  overheard  stray  re 
marks,  which  made  her  think  they  all  wanted 
lo  injure  me  or  destroy  me." 

"  They  ««  did.  Ah!  the  Laiulsdowncs  and 
Frink.  And  now,  I  should  like  to  know  why 
Ihey  wanted  lo  injure  you?" 

'I  aiicred  shook  his  head. 

"  Frink  has  .served  this  desire,  not  as  agent, 
howevei',  miiul  you,  not  from  avarice,  but  in  his 
own  person,  for'bimself,  and  from  some  higher 
motive.  Now,  if  that  motive  was  not  love,  it 
musl  have  lieen  ambition." 

"  Hut  that's  nonsense."  ''  " 

"  No,.it  isn't.  ^Vll0  are  j'ou?  Is  there  any- 
thing in  your  past  history  that  would  n;.,!...-  you 
liable  to  such  a  plot  as  "this?  .Vn  ,\ou  in  any 
way  connected  with  these  Laudstlownes,  di- 
rectly or  indirectly?  Hemember,  you  were  in- 
vited to  Landsdowiie  Hall  under  "verv  peculiar 
circumslances.  \Vliy  did  they  send  "for  you? 
Why  was  Frink  in  alliance  with  then''  "You 
must  lind  out  all  this." 

Hut  hero  their  conversiilion  was  interrupted. 
Garth  saw  something,  and  suddenly  sloiipcd  and 
hurried  toward  it.  Tancrcd  followed.  Tliey 
soon  reached  It.  It  was  the  small  boat  wbiili 
Ihey  had  used  while  making  the  dam  to  ih'o 
sluice,  and  which  had  been  moored  here  ever 
.since.  Prink  Inul  irone  awav,  and  in  hi^  Imrrv 
had  left  it  behind.  " 

I 
CHAPTEH  XXIX. 

ONE      M  O  n  E     TRIAL. 

This  discovery  of  the  small  boat  at  once  put 
a  new  face  on  affairs.  Il  showed  them  that 
they  had  an  alternative,  and  were  not  left  a.s 
Ihey  had  supposed,  helpless  on  a  desert  island. 
They  now  had  a  means  of  escape,  and  could 
leave  whenever  they  chose.  This  was  the 
thouirht  thai  was  uppermost  in  the  mind  of 
each. 

"Now."  said  Garth,  "we're  all  right— we 
needn't  die  here — we  can  get  off  whenever  wo 
choose." 

"  Y'^es,  and  land  isn't  so  far  away  but  that  we 
can  get  to  it  even  in  this  boat." 

"This  boat!  Oh,  this  isn't  a  bad  boat.  'We 
can  gel  to  Sicily  if  we  want  to." 

"  Still,  we  had  belter  try  Vulcano  first." 

Out  there  on  the  west  lay  Vulcano  only  three 
leagues  away,  lo  which  llioy  could  go  'in  the 
little  boat  without  diflicurty  wlieuover  they 
might  feol  inclined.  -Meanwfiih',  Ihe  conscious- 
ness of  this  made  Ihcm  feel  quite  content  and 
look  awav  all  immediate  desire  to  leave. 

"  Welh"  said  Garth,  "  this  puts  a  difTerent 
face  on  affairs,  and  the  cpiestion  now  is  what 
we  had  belter  do.  Shall  we  leave  the  island  at 
once,  or  shall  we  leave  Ihe  island  at  all?" 

■  It  would  be  a  pity  a  give  up  the  results  of 
our  w  ork  when  we  have  toiled  here  so  hard  and 
for  so  long  a  lime." 

"  Y'i's,  and  when,  as  I  may  say,  we  have 
actually  touched  the  Ireasnre — for  you  know 
my  pickax  ilitl  strike  wh;i:  .seemed  lo  be  an 
oaken  box,  an  1  Ihat.  too.  al  the  very  depth 
menlioncd  in  the  manuscript.  " 

"  Hul  what  can  we  do  just  now?  " 

"  Well,  we  liavr'  some  tools,  yo'l  know,  and 
Wt  have  Ihe  steam  engine." 

"Yes;  we  are  in  a  position  to  work.  Voti 
and  I  can  do  well  enough." 

"  Certainly  we  can." 

"  Do  you  suppose  we  can  .stop  up  this  sluice 
again?"" 

"  W  c  might  trv.  For  my  part  I  have  no 
doubt  aboui  il.  "flic  thing  can  be  done  ca-sier 
than  before  because  we  know  how  lo  go  to 
work.  My  idea  would  be  to  drive  a  row  of 
piles  along  there  as  far  down  .as  the  boltom  of 
Ihe  drain:  then  put  boards  aiainst  ihem  on  the 
inside,  and  then  dig  down  and  tighten  it.      It 


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■will  lake  some  time,  1ml  I  know  it  can  l)e  ilono. 
Tliu  IliM  tliin;;  lliDiijjii  fur  ut  to  deuiilo  is, 
wlu'llior  \vu  will  fjii  on  or  iiol.  Now,  I  say  (?" 
ou,  1  feel  conviiieed  lliiil  llie  treimure  is  iliere 
-— lliat  it  is  williin  reiicli,  We  Imvo  (.■sciii)e(! 
with  our  lives,  but  then  we  liuvo  );ot  riU  of  n 
traitor.  We  can  afierward  liunt  him  down 
and  pmiish  him.  Ilnl,  as  for  nie,  I  want  tlie 
juoiiev  for  the  Sicilian  Uepublic." 

"  SVf.'li,  I  say,  go  on,"  said  Tancred.  "  I  feel 
jilsl  as  you  do.  1  want  to  finish  tliis  l)usiucss 
nt  any  rate.  We've  almost  got  to  tlie  end  of  it, 
and  '1  d(jn't  feel  inclined  to  give  up  Jiow.  I 
want  the  money  as  much  as  ever,  if  not  more 
than  ever.  1  want  to  circumvent  Frink,  in 
whatever  plan  of  his  he  may  be  trying  lo  carry 
out;' 

"  That  8  the  right  sort  of  temper,  my  hoy ; 
80  now,  as  wo're  (leeided  to  go  on,  let's  arrange 
nboiit  what  we  liad  belter  do  next.  Tlie  sciioon- 
cr's  gone,  but  mnsi  of  our  lools  are  asliore 
here  and  can  be  used  as  before.  Wu  are  short 
of  pnjvisiiins.  however,  and  we  nuist  Inive  an- 
otlier  seliooner." 

"  Ves." 

"  We  must  go  ofl  and  buy  one  at  tlie  nearest 
port." 

"  Messina  or  Palermo.     Yes,  I  suppose  so." 

"Oh,  no;  nearer  tlian  that,  I  hope.  It  seems 
to  me  ihat  we  may  liiid  something  lo  suit  us 
over  tlieve  in  Vulcano." 

••  'I'iien  vou  can't  e.\pccl  to  get  anything  like 
the'Harl.'" 

"(If  course  not.  In  fact.  I'd  rather  not,  I 
should  prefer  one  of  the  ordinary  Sicilian  craft. 
It  would  be  inueli  less  liable  to  allract  notice, 
and  would,  of  course,  be  far  more  likely  to 
keep  up  our  concealment.  What  we  want  is 
somelhing  Ihat  can  carry  in  safely  anything  that 
we  in.iy  ;;et  out  of  the  pit  yonder." 

"  Well,  we  ouglit  to  get  a  native  vessel  in 
'Vulcano." 

"(If  course;  the  natives  there  own  lots  of 
them— evcrv  householiler  has  one.  We  must 
go  over  anil  select  for  ourselves." 

"  We  shall  want  provisions." 

"  Ves.  We  can  cross  over  lo  tlie  nearest 
port,  .•Old  lay  in  a  slock  of  the  neces.saries  of 
life.  Some" small  lown  where  they  have  half  a 
dozen  shops  would  be  the  best  ad.ipteil  for  our 
purpo-es.  We  can  gel  all  we  want,  and  be 
back  lere  in  two  or  tliree  days." 

It  was  deciiled,  therefore.  Ihat  they  should  set 
forth  .11  once  to  |iiocure  the  schooner  and  otlier  ! 
reipilsiles,  after  which,  if  succes.sful,  lliey  might  i 
return  and  resume  their  work  at  the  money  pit.  I 
Tlicy  had  no  proparnlions  to  make.     The'  boat 
was  lying  ready  for  tliem.  and  they  had  only  lo 
jump  aboard  and  row  away.     Fori  unalely  for ' 
them  it  had   been  the   fashion  of  eacli  one   lo 
kce])  Ids  money  aljout   liis  person,  and  all  the 
moil' y  which  (Jarlh  and  Tancred  had  left  was  j 
in  tljir  wrillets  in  liic  shape  of  circular  letters,  ; 
orelseamund  their  waists  in  a  belt.     In  llieir 
belts  thev  had  gold  enough  for  any  immediate 
emergency,  and  if  Ibey  wanted  more  they  could  | 
easily  obiain  it  at  Mes-sina,  which  wius  not  more  j 
than  forty  miles  away.  | 

A  pull"  of  four  hours  brought  them  to  Vul-  j 
oano.  Here  tht'y  found  a  scallered  iwipulation,  ; 
Willi  no  apjiearanco  of  any  boats  ailapled  lo 
their  wiiiiis.  It  was  therefore  necessary  for 
them  to  carch  elsewliere.  (Jarlli,  who  spoke 
the  laiiu'ici-r  perfectly,  learned  from  the  people 
thnt  'ii''  be^i  and  nearest  place  for  lln-ir  purposes 
.v'ii.s  the  lown  of  .Milazzo.  which  was  in  Sicily, 
and  1101  more  than  twelve  miles  away.  They 
hired  a  sailboat  lo  take  them  over,  lowing  lliei'r 
iiinall  boat  behind,  and  reached  Jlilazzo  before 
jundown. 

They  would  not  have  decided  so  readily  in 
favor  of  lliis  had  they  not  seen  the  course  of 
the  "  Dart  "  a.s  they  left  the  Island  of  I.eouforte. 
They  had  watched  till  il  was  out  of  sight,  ami 
noticed  that  her  course  was  almost  due  west. 
This  would  lake  her  out  of  llieir  way,  and  en- 
able them  to  carry  on  their  own  work  unknown 
to  Frink,  wlio  would  of  cour.se  believe  Ihem 
both  to  be  dead.  So  now,  on  reaching  Milazzo. 
they  found  theniselves  in  a  posiiion  to  work 
without  fe.ir  of  dirteovcry. 

Milazzo  is  a  nourishing  town  of  about  twelve 
thousand  Inhabitants.  In  our  own  day  it  is 
known  as  having  been  for  years  the  resilience  of 
Louis  I'liilippe  while  that  wandering  Prince 
was  in  exile,  and.  still  better,  as  haviiii:  Lieen  the 
scene  of  Garilialdi's  fiercest  liglil,  I!ul  it  is  a 
place  thai  is  very  seldom  visited  by  strangers — 
It  lies  out  of  the  common  track.  Tancred  had 
never  even  heard  of  il,  and  Uarth,  llioiigh  he 
had  heard  of  it  often  enough,  knew  very  little 
about  it.     rhey  were  therefore  delighted  to  find 


ill  it  a  iilace  of  considerable  commerce,  where 
vessels  of  every  size  might  be  seen,  and  stores 
and  provisions  of  all  sorLs  might  be  obtained. 
Here,  afler  .some  search,  they  found  a  vessel  for 
sale  which  seemed  to  be  Ihe  very  one  for  which 
they  were  on  tlie  lookout.  It  was  a  Sicilian 
cnif I,  with  one  mast  and  large  latleen  .sail.  Il 
was  liroad  in  the  beam,  shallow  in  Ihe  liold, 
decked,  and  very  easily  navigable  by  two  hands. 
The  terms  at  wliicli  it  was  otfcred  were  reasona- 
ble, and  tliey  at  once  cinicluded  Ihe  barmin. 
Tancred  aiuf  Oarlh  rode  over  lo  Slessina,  wniere 
they  got  Iheir  circular  letter  ca-shed,  and  with 
the  proceeds  had  ample  means  for  all  tlieir  pur 
chiLses. 

Having  bought  the  vessel  they  ne.xt  made 
purchases  of  everything  wliicli  they  would  be 
likely  to  need,  ancl  then  having  co'miileted  all 
llie.se  preparations  thy  once  more  set  sail  for 
Leiuiforte.  They  !■  ;t  in  the  evening,  cruised 
abmit  all  night,  so  as  to  avoid  observation,  anil 
on  the  next  morning  ran  into  llie  lillle  cove 
where  Ihe  "  Dart "  liad  lain.  Here  tlie  vessel 
was  moored  and  Ihe  two  stepped  ashore. 

Their  first  elTorts  were  now  directed  lo  the 
waler drain.  A  careful  inspection  of  Ihe  scene 
of  explosion  showed  Ihem  that  every  trace  of  a 
drain  at  lliis  place  had  been  elTa((Ml,  and  llinl 
there  was  no  vestige  of  the  drain  which  Ihey  had 
made.  The  only  thing  for  Ihem  lo  do  w"as  lo 
go  lo  work  and  llud  out  by  acliial  experiment 
what  could  be  done.  Tiieir  work  here  was,  of 
course,  laborious,  yet,  to  their  great  delight, 
they  found  il  less  so  than  on  a  former  occasion. 
Then  Ihe  sca-wiftercame  in  a  mass  llirougli  the 
drain  immediately  upon  Ihem.  Now,  liowever, 
the  drain  had  been  destroyed;  they  were  dig- 
ging in  a  soil  composed  of  gravel  and  clay — a 
soil  whidi  was  certainly  porous  enough— yet 
the  waler  which  came  licie  bad  to  conieby 
oozing  llirougli.  Tlie  flow,  therefore,  wasslow", 
and  could  easily  be  kepi  under.  Thus  they 
were  abli^  to  dig  down  to  a  delilli  below  th"e 
level  of  the  drain,  and  from  here  a  stout  dam, 
which  was  (piilc  impervious  to  any  sea  water. 
liy  lliis  means  they  fell  convinced  that  Iliey  had 
dosed  oft  tile  sea  for  good. 

Having  thus  cnee  iiiore  accomiilished  this 
necessary  preliminary,  Ihey  iigain  turned  their 
atlenlioii  to  tlie  money  hole.  First  of  all  it 
would  be  necessnrv  lo  pump  out  Ihe  waler. 
Now  it  was  that  6arlli's  steam-engine  amply 
recompensed  Ihem  for  all  Ihe  Irouble  that  Ihey 
had  liad  with  it.  The  water  in  Ihe  jiit  was  at 
the  same  level  where  they  had  left  il,  but  the 
action  of  the  steam-engine  upon  Ihe  pump  soon 
reduceil  it  until  at  length  the  deep  pit  was  dry. 
They  found  now  to  Iheir  great  deli^dil  Ihat  the 
new"  dam  by  the  seashore  was  quite  efllcienl, 
and  tliat  no  more  water  came  through  the 
sluice. 

liul  Ihe  inside  of  the  pit  was  as  vet  unsafe  for 
laljor,  and  before  anvlhing  could  be  done  to- 
ward coinpleling  the  Jsearch  for  the  treasure,  it 
would  be  neces.sary  lo  repair  tlie  staying.  This 
then  was  their  next  task.  They  examined  il  all 
and  tested  it  most  <  arefully  from  lop  to  bottom. 
In  nianv  places  llie  slaying  was  perfectly  good, 
and  had  only  been  dislodged,  while  in  one  or 
two  places  ii  liad  lo  be  removed  and  replaced. 
This  w-as  all  at  length  completed,  and  then  they 
bad  to  excavate  afresh  all  Ihe  earth  Ihat  bail 
i-aved  in  al  the  bollom.  About  ten  feet  had 
thus  fallen  in.  and  Ihi.s  had  to  be  dug  out  and 
hoisted.  But  it  vas  ea.'ily  w-orked,  and  Ihey 
were  able  lo  excavate  it  all.  ind  put  in  a  new- 
timber  slaying  in  about  ten  days. 

"  Anil  now  Ihey  had  at  leiiglh  reached  llie 
spot  al  which  Ihey  were  when  Frink  had  dealt 
his  blow  al  them.  Now  came  the  hour  of  their 
last  supreme  trial,  upon  which  all  would  depend. 
On  this  day  Tancred  al  first  wished  that  both 
should  go  down,  but  Garth  persuaded  him  to 
remain  above,  so  as  to  guard  against  the  pos>i. 
bilitv  of  any  now  danger. 

"  NVho  can  tell,"  said  Garlli.  "  what  may  hap- 
pen. We  may  have  been  watched  and  Hacked. 
There  may  be  some  spies  even  now  lurking  in 
Ihe  woods  nrounil,  wailing  lo  deal  upon  us  a 
more  certain  death,  or  Frink  himself  may  have 
come  sneaking  back,  and  may  have  been  prowl- 
ing aliont  all  the  lime,  wiiiting  for  a  new 
chance." 

"Well,"  said  Tancred,  "it  will  be  u  great 
piece  of  self  denial,  but  there's  certainly  some- 
tiling  in  what  you  say,  and  so  I  agree  id  stay  up 
and  watch." 

"  Now.  let  us  go  lo  work  caiUionsly,"  said 
Oarlh,  "and  firsl  of  alllel  us  ake  alonr  arotind 
the  island,  so  as  lo  make  sure  lliiil  no  one  is 
about  here." 

Tancred  agreed,  and  the  two  friends  then  set 


forth  and  made  Hie  complete  circuit  of  the  ii>- 
land.  In  that  circuit  Ihey  saw  every  portion  of 
Hie  shore,  and  sianned  every  foot  of  the  surface 
of  Ihe  island.  No  trace  of  man  appeared.  The 
island  was  desolate;  and  out  at  sea  aolhlng  aii- 
peared  except  here  and  there  a  distant  sail. 
Tliese  distant  sails,  liowever,  excited  no  alien 
lion  as  they  liad  become  accustomed  long  ago  to 
this  siglit.  Tliere  were  always  sails  visible,  and 
always  the  sails  passed  by  and  none  came  near. 
In  faci,  the  people  of  ■Viilcano  told  them  Ihat 
no  one  ever  weiil  on  l/conforte. 

Having  Hill  made  the  circuit  of  the  islnnd, 
and  secured  I lirinselves  from  the  possibility  of 
surprise  or  discovery,  the  two  returned  to  the 
money  hole. 

"  And  now,  my  boy,  I'll  go  down,"  said 
Garth.  "  Vou  stay  here  for  precaution's  sake, 
and  watch  and  w.alt.  Let's  have  no  excitement 
about  il.  any  way.  If  we  succeed,  or  if  we  fail, 
let's  act  like  men".  Let's  make  up  our  minds  to 
be  neither  deiiresscd  nor  elated.  Keep  cool 
now.  For  my  part,  I'm  going  to  be  as  cool  as 
a  clock." 

"  Well,  I  promise  you  not  lo  show  any  signs 
of  excilemenl.  As  to  my  feelings,  tlial's  auollier 
rpieslion," 

"  Oh,  bother  your  feelings.  Liirht  your  pi|ie 
and  lire  away.  "There's  nothing  like  sinoking  lo 
keep  a  fellow  cool." 

"  Well,  as  I  always  smoke  al  all  times, 
whether  I'm  exi-ilid  or  iiol,  1  may  a-^  well  smoke 
now,"  and  willi  Ihese  wonls,  Tancred  ligliled 
his  pipe.     Gaiih  did  Ihe  same. 

Garlh  now  prepared  lo  descend.  Hefore  do- 
ing so  he  tiirneil  lo  Tancred  with  a  soleinu 
face. 

"  When  we  meet  again,"  said  he,  "  we  shall 
either  be  beggars  or  millionaires.  In  eillier  case 
we  sha'l  be  diirerenl  men  from  wlial  we  liavc 
been.  So  here  I  bid  yougood-by,  old  I'anered; 
for  when  I  see  you  again,  you'll  be  anolher 
man.  " 

He  held  out  his  hand.    Tancred  grasped  it. 

"Good-by.  Old  Garth,"  suiil  he. 

In  a  few"  minutes  more  Old  Garlh  was  fur 
down  at  the  bollom  of  Hie  money  pit,  and  Tan 
cred  heard  Ihe  dull  thud  of  his  pickax  as  he 
worked  away.  Ever)'  little  while  Garlh  would 
give  a  signal,  and  Tancred  would  hoist  up  tlie 
bucketful  of  earth. 

At  lenglii  there  was  a  period  of  delay  some 
what  longer  than  usual.  Tancred  found  him- 
self growing  e.xciled,  and  recalled  the  advice  of 
Garlh  about  keeping  cool.  He  therefore  tilled 
ills  trusly  pipe  once  more,  lighted  il,  and  wailed 
pal  lent  ly. 

Al  length  the  signal  was  given  and  he  began 
to  hoisi  up.  The  bucket  came  up.  It  seemed 
heavier  than  usual.  Il  came  near  the  lop. 
Tancred  looked  down  as  it  rose  up. 

Great  Heavens!  What  was  that — llipl  stpiare 
mass,  with  Hakes  of  damp  earth  clinging  to  il, 
with  a  rusty  band  of  >ron  disceinilile — with  Ihe 
wood  all  liiolded  and  soggy  Willi  Ihe  damp  of 
years  1  His  iiaiids  seemed  lo  lose  their  strenglli. 
He  could  scarcelv  hoist  any  longer.  I5iit  he 
had  to  hoisl.  lie  gave  a  few  frantic  elTorts. 
He  dragged  it  tow  arii  him,  he  pulled  the  bucket 
in  upoiT  the  platform.  He  lore  Ihe  box  out,  and, 
.seizing  one  of  Ihe  pickaxes  near,  he  buint  it 
open  with  one  blow. 

And  then  ami  there  he  stood,  dumb  with  as- 
lonishmenl ;  for  as  Hie  box  hurst  open  there  lay 
revealed  a  dull,  yellow  gleam,  anil  he  knew  that 
his  wildest  hopes  were  more  llian  realized. 


C'lIAPTKl!  XXX, 

THE  HAlBINll    OK  TUK  TltKAsniK. 

T,\NCiiF.I)  was  roused  out  of  hisslupor  by  a 
new  signal,  and  al  Ihe  same  lime  a  voice  came 
from  the  bollom  of  the  pil— a  low  voice,  willi  a 
far  off  sounil,  which  cried  lo  him  "  keep  cool'" 
The  signal  was  an  imperiilive  one.  He  had  lo 
attend  to  il.  He  Ihereforc  sei/.'il  the  rope  and  once 
more  began  hoisting.  This  lime  Iliere  was  an- 
olher box,  wliich  was  followed  by  yet  anotlicr. 
Tancred  soon  found  himself  growing  calmer  at 
the  labor  whicli  was  i-ei|uired  of  him.  He  found 
that  be  had  no  time  to  sland  there  indulging  in 
great  raptures.  He  liad  to  work,  and  work 
hard.  1  he  labor  was  the  same  as  it  had  been 
all  along,  except  that  instead  of  hoisting  buckets 
of  dirt  he  was  raising  boxes  of  treasure.  And 
so  Hie  work  continued  until  Garth  came  up  in 
Ihe  evening,  and  found  him  wiln  piles  of  boxes 
heaped  up  around  liini. 

There  remained  now  liefore  them  a  very 
serious  question,  and  that  was  the  disposal  of 
Ihe  trea.sure. 


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OLD  GARTH. 


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"  How  Rrc  we  lo  eet  it  »way  from  the  ii- 
liind'/"  aikvil  Tancicti,  as  they  reiteU  oa  that 
first  (liiy  from  tlicir  labors. 

"  Wliy,  in  tlie  vessel." 

"  liiit  it  ncm't  hold  all." 

"Why,  we  won't  take  all  in  one  load.  Wo 
must  take  a  little  at  a  time." 

"And  suppose  some  oiio  should  como  herein 
our  iibsencc!" 

"  Well,  I've  thought  of  that,  and  the  more 
I've  thought,  the  more  convinced  1  urn  that  we 
must  make  use  of  the  drain  again." 

"  The  drain'/" 

"  Yes;  to  llood  the  money  hole." 

"  HowV ' 

"Well,  by  laying  a  small  pipe  throui;h  tlie 
dam.  I've  got  a  plan,  and  I  mean  to  carry  it 
out  before  we  take  nil  llie  lirst  load. 

After  this  they  raised  as  many  boxes  as  they 
deemed  advisable  to  trust  to  the  schooner,  and 
lliiMi  Garlh  proceeded  lo  carry  out  hi-  plan. 
He  ha<i  thought  of  this  beforehand,  anil  had 
brought  Willi  him  on  board  llie  schooner  a 
liiece  of  leaden  pipe  which  he  hiid  iiicUod  up 
at  .Milaz/.o.  'I'liey  then  dug  down  till  they 
came  to  the  ujiinjured  drain,  and  from  tills 
they  dug  a  inirrow  channel  toward  the  sea,  in 
which  they  laid  Ihe  leaden  tube.  The  c;iid  was 
open  to  receive  the  sea  water,  but  was  so  skill- 
fully concealed  that  10  visitor  could  notice  it. 
Then  the  water  of  the  sea  was  allowed  to 
flow  into  the  money  pit,  and  it  did  a  \  liUing  it 
it  up  to  the  se.i  level  in  about  six  hours. 

"When  we  come  bark,"  said  Garlli,  "we 
ran  empty  it  out.  and  if  anybody  comes  here 
they  won't  be  able  to  do  anything." 

Before  going  away  they  carefully  blackened 
all  the  surface  of  the  grouiul  by  exploding  pow- 
der and  burning  dried  leaves. 

"  It  l'>ink  comes  back,"  said  Tancrcd,  "  he'll 
Bee  nothing  but  his  own  work." 

"  It  isn't  Friiik  tliat  1  think  of.  He'll  be 
busv  elsewhere" 

l'i\a  vessel  sailed  to  JIarseilles.  Here  Tan- 
crcd gave  himself  out  as  a  merchant,  and  hired 
a  wareliouse.  In  the  vault  of  this  lie  put 
all  the  bo.xes  of  treasure.  Garth  obtained  a 
number  of  pieces  of  niatling.  and  bouud  up 
eacli  box,  so  that  it  looked  like  some  species  of 
merchandise — like  dates— such  as  is  exported 
liom  Africa  or  the  Kast;  and,  by  taking  the 
trea'-ure  boxes  to  their  warehouse  in  this  way, 
tlieywere  able  to  elude  observation.  So  suc- 
cessful was  the  plan  that  they  loaded  the  vessel 
with  matting  to  take  hack  to  I.eonforle. 

On  his  llrst  arrival  at  Jlarseilles.  Tancrcd  had 
written  to  bis  mother  at  Liverpool,  and  also  lo 
l.wy,  at  l.mdsdowne  Hall,  telling  them  brielly 
about  his  success,  without,  however,  going 
into  ^larticulurs.  lie  himself  could  not  think 
of  going  to  see  them  till  all  the  treasure  was 
recovered;  but  he  told  tliein  to  write  to  him  at 
Marseilles.  He  also  nuule  a  hurried  journey  to 
Paris,  lo  Hrussels,  and  lo  f'rankfort.  at  wl'iieh 
cities  lie  opened  an  accouiil  wiili  certain  lead- 
ing bankers — t'iven  himself  out  as  the  agent  of 
an  Anglo-Mexican  Gold  .Mining  Conipany.  In 
this  way  lie  disposeil  of  several  boxes  of  treas- 
ure lo  each,  and  left  with  the  promise  to  bring 
more.  He  also  hired  warebmises  in  each  of 
these  cities,  so  as  to  have  plenty  of  places  of  de- 
posit. The  odd  form  and  singular  marks  on  his 
ingots  were  nolicol.  and  led  to  remarks;  bul 
he  Batislied  the  iiueslicniers  villi  the  reply  that 
the  Mexicans  slill  used  the  old  Spanish  syslem 
of  marking  their  gold. 

After  making  these  iieccs.saiy  arrangement.s, 
the  two  adventurers  returned  to  Leonforte. 
The  appearance  of  the  island  was  unchanged. 
No  liunian  foot  had  trodden  those  shores  since 
their  deparliire  from  it.  The  tube  was  found 
without  dillicully,  .and  its  mouth  was  closed, 
after  which  they  proceeded  to  pump  the  water 
out  of  the  jiit.  This  was  successfully  accom- 
plished, and  1  he  work  of  recovering  the  treas- 
ure went  on  as  before.  Garth  laboring  below 
ami  Tancrcd  up  above.  In  the  course  of  lime 
they  raised  enough  for  a  second  load.  This 
time,  tliey  wiappeil  each  box  in  mailing,  so  as 
to  make  it  look  like  African  merchandise,  and 
in  I  hat  way  I  hey  slowed  it  aboard  the  ves,«el. 
After  this  they  let  in  the  water  as  before,  and 
then  set  sail  for  .Marseilles. 

On  arriving  at  Marseilles,  Tancrcd  was  disap- 
IHiinted  at  not  limliug  any  lelters.  He  took  it 
for  granted  llial  his  flrst  ones  liad  miscarriecl, 
and  wrote  fresh  ones.  After  this  he  went  lo 
work  wilh  the  disposal  of  the  treasure  as  liefore. 
First,  the  boxes  were  all  brought  lo  their  ware 
iiiiiisi'.  Tlien  a  number  of  stout  trunks  were 
bought,  into  each  of  wlilcli  two  boxes  were 
placed.     Then  Tancrcd  and  Garth  each  made 


Journeys  lo  Paris,  or  to  Frankfort,  or  to  Brussels, 
taking  these  trunks  wilh  them. 

Thus  far  they  had  experienced  no  trouble 
witli  the  custom-house  olUcials.  At  Marseilles 
they  announced  tlieir  vessel  to  bo  a  yacht,  and 
themselves  Knglish  yachtsmen.  Although  the 
vessel  did  not  look  much  like  a  yacht,  slill  llie 
otllcials  were  aware  of  the  eccentricities  of  Kn- 
glishmen.  and  a  handsome  fee  induced  them  to 
allow  this  craft  to  pa.ss.  On  thcHelgian  border, 
llie  boxes  passed  for  what  they  were,  namely 
gold;  and  with  the  further  statement  that  it  wiis 
the  gold  of  Ihe  Anghi- .Mexican  Gold  .Mining 
Company.  Tlie  same  thing  was  done  on  the 
German  fronlier.  In  tills  way  the  gold  was 
safely  difl'used  to  many  difTerent  |ilaees  of  de 
posit — some  being  retained  in  their  own  ware 
iiou.ses,  some  being  sold,  and  some  being  left 
wilh  bankers  for  safe  keeping.  Jlcanwliile, 
lime  passeil,  and  no  answers  came  to  Tancred's 
letlers.  He  liad  inclosed  drafts  in  both  his  for- 
mer letters  to  his  mollier,  and  on  in(|uiry  at 
Marseilles,  he  found  that  these  drafts  had  not 
yet  been  paiil. 

This  seemed  strange;  but  Tancrcd  was  not  of 
a  fretful  or  worrying  disposition,  and  thought 
that  he  would  hear  soon;  so  he  kept  at  his 
business. 

On  their  return  to  I.eonforle,  Ihcy  slopped  at 
Genoa,  at  Leghorn,  and  at  Naples.  At  each  of 
these  places  they  lured  a  warehouse,  and  also 
made  arrangements  wilh  bankers  in  the  name  of 
the  Anglo-JIexican  <-"\{\  Mining  Company. 
Thus  their  connecli'jiis  were  increasing.  This 
was  Garlli's  own  siu'geslion,  who  preferred  hav- 
ing his  funds  here,  as  they  would  be  morewilli- 
in  reach.  Tliree  nu  re  "oyages  were  now  ni.adc, 
which  resullcd  in  the  disposal  of  alargcamount 
in  each  of  these  places  la>t  mentioned.  On 
each  of  these  voyages,  they  look  all  ilie  jirecau 
lions  wliicli  lliey  had  taken  before,  and  always 
flooded  the  pit  before  quilling  the  island. 

.Meanwhile  Taucted  began  to  be  somewhat 
astonished  at  not  lieariiig  from  his  niolhcr  or 
Lucy.  The  silence  of  ali  of  ibcm  was  strange, 
and  could  only  be  nccounleii  for  on  the  ground 
that  they  had  not  received  his  litters.  Had  one 
answereil  and  anolher  not.  then  he  might  liave 
felt  uneasy  as  lo  the  silence  of  Ih.atone  who  had 
not  answered.  Hut,  as  it  was,  they  were  all  so 
differenilv  situated  that  it  was  impossible  for 
him  lo  llinik  that  they  were  all  subjects  of  anx- 
lely.  And  .so  he  hoped  for  the  besl,  feeling 
vexed  and  annoyed  at  what  he  conceived  lo  be 
Ihe  miscarriage"  of  his  letters,  but  not  having 
any  worse  feelings. 

And  now  ihey  at  length  readied  the  last  of 
llie  Ireasure.  Seven  trips  had  been  made,  and 
vast  deposils  made  ift  various  ways  in  Ihe  cilies 
of  Marseilles,  Paris,  Brussels,  Frankfort,  Genoa, 
Leghorn,  and  Naples,  This  eiglilh  voyage  was 
lo  lie  the  last,  and  the  gold  was  to  be  taken  to 
Paris,  i'i'<(  .Marseilles.  Their  vessel  had  an 
average  load,  and  there  was  noihing  more  to 
lelain  them.  Garth's  only  desire  now  was  lo 
eltacc  all  Iraccs  of  their  work,  so  that  if  any  one 
should  ever  come  there,  were  it  Frink  himself  or 
some  other  person,  lliey  should  learn  absoliilely 
noihing.  lie  determined  therefore  to  blowup 
Ihe  money  [iil. 

Tlie  sicaiii  engine  was  thrown  down  to  the 
botloni  and  broken  lo  atoms.  All  Ihe  lools  were 
hurled  down  after  ll.logelbcr  with  everylliing, 
large  and  small,  that  they  did  not  intend  lolake 
away. 

.\  dozen  kegs  of  blasting  powder  were  then 
dcposiled  on  a  shelf  about  half  way  down  Ihe 
hole.  These  kegs  had  been  broughl  from  .Mar- 
seilles for  this  iiurpo.se.  A  fuse  was  alliiched, 
and  (his  was  ligliled  by  Oarlh's  own  hand. 

They  then  hurried  lo  the  vessel  and  put  out 
tosea.  sailing  away  southwari  for  about  a  couple 
of  miles.  A.'i  lluy  sailed  they  watclied  Ihe  island 
all  the  lime.  .Meanwhile  the  sun  set,  and  the 
darkness  of  night  came  on  with  that  rapidity 
wliieh  is  usual  in  southern  climes. 

Suddenly,  as  ihev  looked,  lliere  burst  forth  a 
Hash  of  lurid  light  In  tlie  midst  of  the  darkness, 
which  seemed  to  ligliten  up  the  whole  sky: 
then  tbeie  was  a  rush  upward  of  an  eruption  of 
lliime  bearing  willi  it  vast  masses  of  earth  and 
rocks  and  trees;  tlieii  a  dull.  far-olT  roar,  and 
then  the  Ihunder  of  the  explosion  came  full 
upon  their  cars,  prolonging  itself  in  long  rever 
bi-ralioiis  all  over  Ihe  surface  of  Ihe  sea,  and 
Ihen  all  died  out  in  universal  stillness  and  dark- 
ness. 

The  two  did  not  venture  to  return,  but  kept 
ofT  and  on  all  night  long,  and  in  the  mcirniiig 
jiaid  a  farewell  visil  lo  llie  jilace  where  Ihcy  bad 
ialiored  so  hard,  aid  known  such  extremes  of 
despair  and  exullatiuii. 


The  ruin  was  complete.  Of  ihc  work  of  hu- 
man hands  there  was  not  a  veslige.  All  around 
the  place  where  Ihe  money  hole  had  been,  llio 
carlli  was  uplorn  and  loosened.  The  leaden 
pipe  Was  gone,  Ihe  waler-driiin  was  once  more 
blown  up,  and  Hie  money  hole  ilself  was  utter- 
ly elTaced.  Frink.  if  he  should  come  back, 
could  .scarcelv  know  where  lolook  for  Hie  place 
where  be  hail  left  his  friends,  for  the  palm-lrce 
had  been  lluiii;  away  into  Ihe  cave  and  the 
bowlder  had  bcin  rolled  after  il. 

"Well."  said  Gartli,  grimly,  "we've  done 
our  work  so  well  that  there  doesn't  seem  any- 
thing more  for  us  to  do,  and  so  1  think  we  may 
as  well  bid  good-by  lo  Leonforle." 

"  Wilh  these  words  he  led  the  wayto  the  ves- 
sel. Tancied  followed,  and  soon  the  two  were 
sailing  away  for  the  last  lime.  .\s  they  went 
on  they  met  some  boats  from  Vulcano,  who 
hailed  ihem,  and  asked  them  if  they  had  seen 
the  new  volcano  on  Leonforte." 

"  Yes,"  said  Garth. 

"  Is  it  burning  yet?" 

"  Is  it  large?" 

"No;  a  trilling  volcano,  not  wo.th  a  visit." 

Upon  lliis  the  boats  went  back  to  the  shore. 
To  these  nien  it  was  not  a  very  strange  cinnun- 
slance,  after  all.  that  an  Lslaiid  should  suddenly 
bilcli  forth  fires  at  niglit.  Such  tilings  had 
been  known  before  in  these  waters,  and  such 
things  will  be  known  again  especially  among 
the  I.epari  Islands. 

The  two  adventurers  now  kept  on  their  way 
lo  .Mar.seilles,  and  arrived  lliire  in  due  lime. 
Tliere  Ihe  Ireasure  was  transferred  to  their  vauils, 
and  afterward  to  Paris.  Here,  in  Paris,  in  Hie 
course  of  a  week,  Iheir  wliole  remaining  slock 
of  gold  was  disposed  of  to  various  bankers. 

Garth  now  became  restive.  He  was  anxious 
lo  return  to  Sicily  and  wished  lo  have  an  equal 
division  of  the  money.  This  was  done  without 
any  dilliculty,  and  the  share  of  each  was  sufB- 
cieiil  lo  content  the  most  avaricious. 

"  Well,  my  son, "  said  Garth,  "you've  got 
your  work  in  life  and  I've  got  miiie.  I  dou't 
know  how  we'll  manage  il,  but  I  don't  think 
either  of  us  will  ever  again  carry  out  a  job  so 
neally  as  this  one  of  Leonforle.  I  sliould  dearly 
like  to  have  you  with  me  in  Sicily.  If  you 
were  by  my  side,  my  be  ,  I  believe  the  Hcpublic 
would  be  a  fixed  fact  j  less  than  a  year.  But 
if  you  won't  you  woii't,  and  so  there's  an  end  of 
it.  There's  one  thing  you've  got  to  do,  though, 
and  that  is,  look  oiit  for  Frink!  Mark  my 
words.  If  that  fellow  finds  that  you've  escaped 
him,  and  finds  you  out,  he'll  not  miss  you  a 
second  time.  I'll  tell  you  what  1  lliink  you 
ought  to  do.  You  ought  to  fight  him  willi  his 
own  weapons.  Take  another  name.  Go  about 
secretly  and  watch  for  him." 

No."  said  Tancrcd;  "  that's  all  nonsense. 
I'll  be  hanged  if  I'm  going  lo  make  my  life 
miserable  for  a  scoundrel  like  him.  I'lsides, 
what  could  I  do  in  disguise?  What  a  miserable 
fist  I  should  make  of  il  fighting  in  the  dark!" 

"  Well,  perliaps  so.    1  couldn't  do  il  niyscU'." 

"Nor  could  I." 

"So  you'll  run  the  risk?" 

"  Oh]  yes.     What  else  can  I  do?" 

"  Well,  I  daresay  you're  iiillicri^bt  of  it.  If 
you  began  a  secret  war  against  Frink,  you'd 
only  fret  your  life  out." 

"  That's  il.  If  ever  I  meet  him  face  to  face 
III  have  it  out  wilh  him;  but,  if  not.  wliy,  he 
may  run  for  il,  for  all  1  care." 

Not  long  after  this  convcrsalion.  Ihe  two 
friends  separated,  Garlh  lo  go  to  bis  old  a.ssoci 
ales  in  Sicily,  to  bring  his  newly  gained  wealth, 
and  his  old  exwrience.  and  his  personal  charac- 
ter lo  the  air 
and  Tancr- 
relatives  ai 

He  read 
importance. 


he  vague   Sicilian    Hepiibllo, 
to  his  home,  and  liiid  hii 


pool  without  f.ny  event  of 
jncc  hurried  to  the  lodgings 
where  he  had  left  his  mother  and  sister. 

They  '  "re  gore! 

He  was  chundir.slruck.  To  his  inquiry,  "  IIow 
long  ago?  "  Ihe  answer  was  given: 

"  oil.  more  llian  a  mouth  ago.  " 

.V  month!  That.  Ihen,  accounted  for  not  get- 
ling  any  answer  lo  his  letlers.  They  couldn't 
liaie  received  Ihem.  The  people,  however, 
could  give  liim  no  informalion  about  lliis.  All 
tliiy  knew  was  lliat  Mrs.  Ilenslowe  and  her 
daughter  had  gone  away  logclhtr  wilh  another 
lady.  Who  ihe  olher  lady  was  they  did  not 
know.  Where  they  had  all  gone  to  they  did 
uol  know. 

And  this  was  Tancred's  welcome  home' 


i 


28 


OLD  GARTH. 


CnAPTER  XXXI. 

IN  THE   UAIIK. 


Thk  il('|imturo  ot  liiit  niolhcr  and  sister  in  tliis 
micrly  unexpected  and  mvcterious  mnuncr  lllled 
Tunered  with  somotliinK  [ikoconsternntinii,  and 
lie  felt  l)cwlldered  at  his  utter  incnpiibility  to 
Dnd'iiut  anytliin^  about  tlieni.  Mrs.  llenslowc 
wiia,  Ipy  nature,  reticent,  and  was  certainly  not 
tlio  siirt  of  woman  to  tnl<e  into  lier  contldence 
the  landlady  of  licr  !ionrdini;-lioiise;  I'auliue 
was  in  thia  respect  similar  to  her  niollicr;  and 
the  consi'inience  was  that  no  one  at  the  boarding- 
house  had  the  sliglitesl  idea  where  they  were 
go!n§.  Tancrcd  asked  every  question  that  in- 
genuity could  suggest.  He  askeil  whether  they 
nad  Konc  away  with  any  others.  The  people 
did  not  know.  Tliere  had  been  a  sirange  gentle- 
man who  c.illed  t\vi<e  or  three  times. 

A  stiangi  gentleman!  About  this  man  Tan- 
crcd made  minute  imiuiries,  anil  tlio  replies, 
thiiuu'li  couchc<l  in  vanuo  terms,  still  served  to 
indicate,  with  some  (k'ljreo  of  clearntss,  some 
one  who  must  have  been  very  much  such  a  man 
OS  Frink  himself. 

Furiber  inquiries  elicited  the  information  that 
the  time  when  this  stranger  made  his  calls  could 
not  liave  been  more  than  a  fortnight  later  than 
the  time  of  Frink's  treachery  at  Leonfortc. 
Thi.s  showed  Tancred  that  Frink  must  have  lost 
no  time,  but  returned  as  soon  as  possible  to  Eng- 
land. It  also  served  to  show  that  Frink,  having 
accomplished  his  deadly  purposes  against  him- 
self, had  gone  on  some  mnilar  errand  against 
the  other  nicnibers  of  his  family.  As  to  i  rink's 
motive,  Tancred  rsmained  quite  in  the  dark.  It 
liad  become  a  hopeless  tnysler}'.  He  had  talked 
it  over  with  Garth,  who,  however,  had  suggested 
nothing  which  Tancred  coidd  accept  as  at  all 
natural  or  rcn.sonalilc.  Sometimes  he  fell  in- 
clined to  think  that  Frink  had  gone  mad,  and 
indeed  at  one  time  he  had  dwelt  much  on  this 
idea,  accounting  for  his  madness  on  the  ground 
of  sudden  excitement,  while  reaching  the  end  of 
their  search,  but  Garth  had  growled  out  too 
many  indications  of  deliberate  treachery  for  this 
idea  to  be  long  entertained.  And  now,  in  addi- 
tion to  this  invstery  in  connection  with  the  crime 
against  himself,  hcfound  another  mystery  greater 
still  in  coimcclion  with  a  plot  agamst  his  mother 
and  si-iter  Why  should  they  be  involved  in  this 
fate'.'  What  good  could  harm  to  them  do  Frink? 
What  evil  bad  they  ever  done  to  him'.'  j 

In  aiidilion  to  this  sirange  gentleman,  tbere 
was  the  story  of  a  strange  l.iily.  who  bad  gone  [ 
with  tliem.  She  had  come  to  I  be  place  some  j 
weeks  licfore.  and  bad  been  living  there.  They  j 
did  not  know  her  name.  She  was  on  terms  of  | 
great  intimacy  with  Mrs.  Henslowc  and  her' 
daughter,  as  far  ns  they  could  see.  Inquiries  j 
alHiut  the  persomd  appearance  of  this  stranger 
threw  new  light  upon  the  subject.  The  truth  i 
never  for  an  instant  suggested  itself  to  him;  so  ! 
far,  indeed,  w.is  he  from  suspecting  it  that  he  i 
inclined  to  the  very  opposite.  This  stranger  j 
Bccracd  to  him  now,  in  his  suspicious  question-  i 
Ings,  to  be  some  emissary  of  Frink's,  whom  Frink  j 
had  .sent  to  carry  out  some  sinister  purpose  of  j 
his  own.  How  "this  woman  hiid  gone  about  it  | 
lie  coulil  not  Im.igine,  but  he  believed  that  she  ; 
must  have  insinuated  ber.sclf  into  the  confidence  | 
of  bis  mother  .ind  sister.  If  Frink  had  indeed 
conveyed  tlicm  away,  it  must,  as  Tancred 
thought,  liave  been  t'hrough  the  jirciiarations 
and  contrivances  of  this  woman.  What  little  ^ 
the  landlady  was  .able  to  tell  him  all  servd  to  i 
convince  him  that  his  suspicion  was  corix  ,  md  ! 
that  Frink's  plan  had  been  carried  out  ••■  his' 
agent  all  the  time  that  they  were  on  Lcoi  •  rtc.  ; 
'  In  his  eager  desire  to  gain  some  clew  as  to  i 
the  place  where  they  had  gone,  be  questioned 
the  pi'ople  of  the  house  very  closely  about  the  \ 
addresses  upon  the  tnmks  and  luggage.  But 
here,  as  in  other  things,  his  scarcli  failed  to  I 
yielii  any  satisfactory  result.  One  of  the  scrv- , 
ants  thought  she  saw  the  name  Lisbon  written  I 
on  the  trunk,  while  another  was  sure  that  it  was 
India.  This  may  be  accounted  foron  the  ground  j 
that  the  real  address  was,  perhaps,  IjCgbom.  Italy,  ! 
and  that  while  one  servant  luid  mistaken  one  of  i 
these  names,  the  other  servant  had  e<pially  mis- 
taken the  other.  One  thing  occurred  which  ; 
made  Tancred  for  awhile  indulge  the  hope  that  i 
be  hiid  got  upon  the  track  of  .sometliinT.  audi 
Ibis  was  tile  mention  by  the  landlady  of  the; 
very  cabman  who  bad  taken  the  lailies  away.  ' 
lie  b.appened  to  be  a  man  whose  face  was  I 
f.imiliar  to  her,  and  thus  she  vra»  able  to  recall : 
him.  Tancrcd  at  once  found  the  man,  and  ] 
asked  him  about  what  be  remembered  concern- 
ing his  drive  on  the  occasion  re  erred  to.  The  i 
cabman,  who  was  an  honest,  straightforward  1 


soul,  did  his  very  best,  and  sought  bv  every 
means  in  his  power,  such  as  scratching  his  head, 
staring  at  vacancy,  etc.,  to  remember  some 
thing,  so  us  to  satisfy  bis  (piestioner,  but  in 
vain.  He  could  remember  nothing  beyond  the 
bare  fact  that  lio  had  driven  some  ladies  some- 
where. Ho  had  driven  so  many  .'<tlicr  fares 
since  that  time,  that  they  hod  all  tiecomc  hope- 
lessly confiisod  together. 

After  this  he  sought  at  Iho  post  ofllcc  to  sec 
if  any  of  the  letters  which  he  had  sent  bad 
been  delivered.  He  found  them  all  there  yet; 
none  had  lieen  taken.  This  showed  him  plainly 
that  they  must  have  gone  away  before  the  time 
of  sending  his  llrst  letter  to  them.  These  tet- 
ters, also,  had  all  beer.  advertise<I,  and  if  ills 
mother  and  sister  had  been  in  Liverpool  they 
would  certainly  have  seen  the  advcrtisr'nent; 
consequently,  there  was  no  escape  from  the 
concl'ision  that  they  had  left  Liverpool.  Hut 
for  what  place?  Wiiere?  Why?  'rhcso  were 
ipicslions  that  ho  was  not  able  to  answer,  and 
upon  which  little  or  no  light  had  as  yet  been 
thrown,  after  all  bis  efforts. 

Nothing  now  remaineil  which  Tancred  could 
do  by  means  of  his  own  unassisted  efforts.  He 
had  preferred  doing  all  that  he  could  by  him- 
seif;  but  now,  having  exhausted  every  possi- 
bility of  private  and  jiersonal  action,  he  had  to 
look  beyond  liiinself  for  help.  That  help  be 
could  best  llnd  by  means  of  detectives  or  in 
the  hands  of  the  police.  He  therefore  lost  no 
time,  after  coming  to  this  decision,  in  putting 
his  case  into  their  liaiids.  He  had  a  faint  hope 
that  they  could  give  him  simie  informalion  at 
the  outset  which  might  be  ot  advantage.  In 
this  hope,  however,  lie  was  disappointed,  and 
the  police  could  only  promise  to  do  all  in  their 
power. 

After  a  few  days  be  received  the  Hist  reports 
from  them.  They  could  give  him  no  informa 
tion  about  the  destination  of  .Mrs.  Hcnslowe  and 
her  daugiiter.  No  such  name  appeared  any- 
where in  any  list  of  pa.ssengeis  by  sea  to  which 
they  had  access;  so  they  concluded  that  she 
mult  have  gone  soniewberc  by  land.  One  piece 
of  information,  however,  they  had  gained,  and 
that  was  of  some  importance.  The  yacht 
"Darf'b.ad  been  brought  buck  to  Liverpool, 
and  was  now  lying  in  one  of  the  docks,  under 
the  charge  of  a  broker,  whose  business  it  w:is 
to  sell  her.  This  broker  knew  nothing  about 
her  owner.  She  had  been  put  in  his  hands  for 
sale  by  a  man  who  luul  sailed  with  her  late 
owner,  and  had  been  directed  by  him  to  ilotbis. 
This  man  h.iii  left  the  city.  The  d.atc  of  this 
transaction  agreed  with  the  dale  which  Tancred 
had  already  ii.\ed  upon  as  being  tlie  time  of 
Frink's  arrival  at  Liverpool. 

Tancred  was  in  the  dark  still  about  the  i  bicf 
object  of  bis  search,  yet  a  few  things  liad  been 
discovered,  and  a  few  more  things  were  sus 
pected. 

First,  the  "  Dart"  must  have  come  on  to  Liv 
erpool  almost  immediately,  delaying  only  long 
enough  to  pick  up  a  crew  somewbere. 

Secondly,  the  "  Dert  "  had  undoubtedly 
brought  Fiink  to  Liverpool  in  her. 

Tliirdly,  Frink  at  once  had  waited  upon  Mrs. 
Hcnslowe. 

Fourthly,  he  had  prepared  the  way  for  his 
own  apiHiiraiice,  as  Tancred  suspected,  liy 
means  "f  Ibis  mysterious  female,  who  had  won 
bis  mother's  coiilidciice,  and  had  gone  away 
with  hen'  as  her  companion. 

More  than  tliis  be  could  not  <liscover.  nor 
could  be  even  suspect.  It  would  be  nece.ssiiry 
for  him  to  wait  until  his  agents  and  the  police 
bad  made  a  fuller  and  further  examination. 

In  the  imanlimc,  while  thus  waiting  for  the 
Iiolicc,  he  resolved  to  gratify  tin'  desires  of  liis 
heart,  and  also  to  quell  bis  o\v:i  an.xiity,  by 
paving  a  visit  to  Landsdowne  Hall. 

tAir  alreaily  he  bad  begun  to  feel  an.xious  in 
another  way.  He  bad  written  to  Lucy  as  well 
as  to  bis  mother,  and  had  received  no  answer 
from  her.  He  began  to  fear  that  there  might 
be  a  cause  for  her  silence,  as  well  as  for  that  of 
bis  niotbcr.  As  one  iiad  been  beguiled  away 
he  knew  not  where,  and  bidden  from  bini.  so, 
also,  might  the  other  have  been  spirited  away 
out  of  his  reach.  Frink  had  been  doulilytreach 
croiis;  it  was  quite  likely  that  he  would  olso  be 
triply  treacherous.  If  liis  innocent  nmtherand 
sister  were  victims  of   bis  macliinalions.  whv 


he  would  have  been  most  likely  to  put  in  an 
appearance  after  his  return  from  the  Isiaiid  of 
Leonfortc. 


miuht  not  Lucy  also  be  tlie  same'.' 

I!e.sidcR,  if  Ijiicy  should  have  sufTcred  no 
barm  from  Frink,  she  would  be  more  likely 
llian  anyone  else  to  give  him  information  about 
him,  for  Frink's  connections  were  closer  with 
Landsdowne  Hall  than  with  anv  other  place, 
and  that  was  the  one  spot  in  all  England  where 


CHAPTER   XXXII. 

KKNCINO. 

TiiEsK  were  the  motives  that  iadueed  Tan- 
cred to  go  to  Landsdowne  Hall.  On  arriving 
at  the  place  be  asked  at  once  for  Lucy.  The 
servant  stared,  and  as  he  was  an  old  acquaint- 
ance of  Tancred,  and  moreover  an  admirer  of 
his,  he  proceeded  to  tell  him  all  that  was  Itnown 
about  her  disappearance,  and  the  searcii  of 
Driiry  after  her.  In  addition  to  this  ho  told  him 
much  about  the  gossip  of  the  servants'  hall, 
which  gossip  bad  generally  favored  the  theory 
that  young  Ilenslowe  had  run  away  with  her  to 
Gretna. 

If  anythingcould  have  added  to  the  bewilder- 
ment of  Tancrcd,  it  would  have  been  this  fresh 
mystery.  Hero  was  disappearance  addcci  to 
disappeanincc,  and  as  far  as  the  information  of 
the  .servants  went,  this  second  one  was  quite  at 
puzzling  as  the  first,  and  the  fate  of  Lucy  was 
as  dark  as  that  of  >irs.  Hcnslowe  and  I'nulin«. 
To  Tancred  it  now  seemed  that  there  must  be 
some  common  cause.  It  also  seemed  certain 
that  Frink  was  the  chief  nclor,  but  wiielher  m 
agent  or  principal  had  yet  to  be  found  out. 

If  agent,  then  who  was  the  principal? ' 

Could  It  be  Ibis  Drury? 

Of  Lady  Landsdownebc  did  not  think.  She 
was  a  woman,  and  therefore  above  suspicion. 
Hut  Drurv  was  diirerenl.  He  had  been  closely 
associated  with  Frink.  Frink  was  solicitor  of 
the  estates,  and  ns  far  as  Tancred  couhi  learn, 
bad  been  appointed  to  that  [xist  by  Drury.  To 
Drury,  ihcn,  Frink,  as  Tancrcd  tliought,  stood 
in  the  iclnllon  of  employe.  No  douiit  Frink 
would  do  w  batever  Drury  wished  him  to  do,  and 
would  certainly  not  do  anything  against  his  in 
terests.  I'.vidcntly  these  two  were  to  all  inlenti 
and  purposes  close  allies,  and  were  carrying  out 
a  common  policy. 

He  couUI  now  see  that  this  common  poli(  > 
bad  for  some  time  past  referred  to  himself.  It 
was  this  that  had  led  to  his  own  appointmcin 
as  Drury  s  private  secretary.  It  was  this  that 
had  led  to  bis  hand.some  pay  for  doing  nothing; 
it  was  this  that  had  led  to  tlie  free-and-easy  foot- 
ing upon  which  he  had  been  put;  it  was  this 
that  bail  led  to  the  liberty  with  which  iic  and 
Lucy  bad  nssociiitcd  with  one  another,  and 
which  bnil  so  often  excited  his  own  surprise. 
Evidenllv  the  whole  thing  was  part  of  a  plan 
whicli  iiiiuid  at  his  life. 

He  now  saw  that  this  plan  aimed  no  lus?  •«! 
the  life  of  his  mother  and  sister. 

It  also  became  evident  from  this  lat«t  dis- 
covery that  Lucy  herself  was  included  in  the 
tame  plan. 

He  had  already  failed  utterly  to  fathom  the 
motive  ot  lili..^  design.  So  now  be  did  not  stop 
to  ask  himself  why  Drury  should  frame  such  a 
design  against  himself  and  bis.  He  accepted  it 
as  a  fact,  and  wished  now  simply  to  see  whether 
it  was  possitile  to  gel  upon  ll'io  track  of  hii 
friends.  For  this  purpose  he  decided  to  have 
an  interview  with  l)ruiy. 

Drury  received  him  with  manifest  surprise, 
which  was  altogether  too  great  to  be  checked 
Tancred  noticed  it.  As  Drury  entered  he  saw 
him  slop,  stare,  start,  and  look  at  him  with 
every  expression  of  astonisb.ncnt.  Such,  how- 
ever, was  his  self  control  that  be  quickly  re- 
covered himself  and  endeavored  to  bo  as  un- 
concerned as  possible.  So  be  advanced  with  a 
smile,  holding  out  his  hand. 

"  My  dear  Hcnslowe.  ^^'hy,  it's  really  vour- 
self!  'I'osilively,  now?  Well,  well;  this  i?  iu- 
ileeil  a  ileligbtfiil  surprise.  Why,  some  one 
said  vou  liiiii  died  of  the  |>laguc  at'  Alexandria. 
Sly  dear  fellow,  it  gives  mc  intinite  delight  to 
see  you  in  iti-"i>riii  )>ef"nii  alive,  well,  robust, 
and  better  lookinc  than  ever." 

Tancred  look  his  hand,  wbicli  was   held   out 

to  him,  and  made  a  few  remarks  of  a  common 

place  cimraclcr.  after  wbicli  the  two  sat  ilown 

I  ICach  regarded  the  other  curiously,  and  the  .on 

I  versalion  that  followed  was  for  some  time  of  a 

i  noii-comniltlal  cbaiacter, ns  though  liie  two.  like 

skillful  gladiators,  were  fencing  for  a   lime   be 

for.  coming  to  blows. 

As  the  two  regarded  each  other  they  each  saw 
that  a  change  bad  come  over  the  other.  Drury 
still  allecteil  indolence  and  good  natured  gar- 
rulity, but  Tancred  saw  that  there  was  some 
thing  beneath  these  things;  that  these  qualitiei 
indeed  served  ns  a  mask,  and  that  he  was  a  man 
who  might  have  any  purpose,  however  desper- 
ate, and  carry  it  out  untlinchingly. 


in  an 

IsUnd  of 


luced  Tan- 

Jn  urrivirn 

[ucy.     The 

aci^iiuint- 

idmirer  of 

vas  known 

search  of 

I  lohl  liim 

Hants'  hall, 

lie  llicory 

k\ith  lier  to 

le  bewilder- 
|i  this  frrah 
a(hlcd  lo 
Irnmtioii  of 
■us  quite  aa 
I  liiioy  WM 
|d   Pnuliiiii. 

le  must  lie 
certain 

vliclher  ai 

DUt. 


Drury,  on  the  other  hand,  saw  in  Tituered 
some  one  nhonaa  totally  difTerout  from  tlie  man 
who  a  few  tnoutha  before  liiiil  come  hero  to  be 
his  private  Nccretary.  There  was  sometliing  in 
him  now  that  looked  xlroni;.  niaatcrful  and 
coiiimuidin:;.  In  triilli,  a  ^'rcat  change  had  in- 
deed icime  over  liiin,  which  wan  visiliie  in  his 
face.  Ills  mien,  an<l  even  in  the  tone  of  his 
voice  ll  may  have  been  the  result  of  his  re 
cent  Ircmi'ndous  experience  where  he  had 
learned  and  sulTered  so  niucli.  It  may  also 
havi)  been  the  magnitude  of  the  present'  crisis, 
where  the  lives  of  all  those  wlio  were  most  dear 
seemeil  at  '••.aUe:  or  it  may  liavc  been  the  con- 
sclou-iiu^is  of  almost  resistless  power  arlsiu<; 
from  Ihe  vii-it  weallb  which  he  possessed.  This 
last  of  itself  would  have  been  snillcient  lo  work 
a  change  in  iiim.  No  longer  was  he  Ihe  penni- 
leis  youth  ilj'uggling  for  a  fool  hold  in  the 
worlil,  and  willing  lo  humble  biniseif.  lie  was 
a  man  of  va^t  wealth,  and  Willi  the  cousciuuu- 
ness  of  corresponding  power. 

All  this  Druiy  saw  in  Tancred  as  he  sat  talk- 
iue  with  him.  And  as  he  talked  beliirnedover 
In  Ids  mind  all  the  consideralions  thut  mi^'hl 
affect  Ills  dealings  with  this  man.  Sliould  he 
defy  him,  or  sliould  he  conciliale?  How  much 
Tancred  might  know  he  could  not  lell  as  yet. 
but  eventually  he  might  lind  out.  Tliere  was 
every  chance'  for  deltance,  but  there  was  also 
(500(1  cause  for  conciliation  The  easiest  as  well 
as  the  wisct  plan  would  be  to  remain  on  amica- 
ble terms  wiili  him.  Frink  be  feared  no  more, 
and  if  it  sliould  come  to  a  struggle  with  Tancred 
he  thought  he  might  be  able  to  deal  with  him  as 
he  had  (lealt  with  Prink.  Still  lids  man  wouhl 
be  a  worse  enemy  than  Frink.  Against  him 
Frink  had  already  failed  as  was  apparent  by  bis 
pres('nee  here,  anil  he  was  not  one  whose  enmity 
w.as  lo  be  light Ij'  incurred.  ^ 

At  li'nu'th  Tancred  came  to  the  point  and 
asked  him  decidedly  about  Lucy.  This  led  at 
once  to  a  frank  statement  on  Drury's  part. 
The  stalemcut  was  made  in  acharacterisiic  man- 
ner, lie  alllrined  that  he  liad  known  all  along 
about  Tancred'stenderseulimenls  toward  Lucy, 
and  h:id  lisd  no  objection,  but  liiat  Frink  had 
been  e.xccidingly  opposed.  He  then  stated  that 
.shortly  after  Tanered's  departure  Lucy  had 
iny^iiiion-ly  di-appeared.  lie  gave  a  detailed 
account  of  all  bis  searches  after  her,  by  himself 
and  Willi  the  help  of  Ihe  police,  and  concluded 
by  the  eonfi-'-ion  that  at  that  moment  he  had 
not  I  lie  remotest  idea  where  she  was. 

All  this  Tancred  had  alreruly  learned  from 
the  servant,  yet  he  went  on  to  i|uesli(in  Drury. 
not  for  the  purpose  of  learning  .inylhiiig  about 
Liioy's  dejiiirlure,  but  for  I  hi-  >ake  of  tinding 
out  how  far  Diury  himself  mi'-'hl  have  been 
concerned  in  It.  IJnuy  answered  all  his  (|ues- 
tions  Willi  the  utmosi.  franktiess,  and  Tancred 
found  it  inip.issible  to  /ieleet  bim  in  a  single  in- 
stance of  self  ci'intriidi<iion  or  inconsisiency. 
According  to  his'r^iwn  stateirlent  lie  bad  ijuiir- 
-»*ie(l  Willi  Frink  ivrtlmd  sent  him  away. 
Tliis  <inanel,  it  swined, "^'ii'.d  ari.sen  out  cf  Ihe 
disappearance  of  Lucy.  Drury  believed  t'.>\: 
Frink  bad  bad  somelhiiig  to  do  with  it,  a.ud  far 
tliis  cause  had  ipiarreleil:' 

This  was  |)re<isely  what  Tancred  himself  felt 
inclined  lo  believe. "  Frink  had  dealt  atreac'.er- 
ous  blow  against  himself:  he  had  led  r^wiiy 
Ills  mother  and  sister;  lliat  he  should  also  have 
been  llie  one  who  liad  led  IjUcy  awey  was 
easy  enough  lo  believe;  but  this  did  not  e."i- 
plaln  llie  actual  canneeliou  of  Drnry  w'lli  these 
acts.  Drury's  profession  of  hatred  toward 
Prink  could  not  go  with  Tancred  for  More  than 
it  was  worth.  It  niighi  Ik'  Drniy'.  policy  as 
principiil  to  disclaim  any  act  of  liij  subordinate 
for  llie  sake  of  divertiiig  suspic'on  from  him- 
self. In  Ibis  way  Tancred  I'al  not  lose  one 
panicle  of  liis  utter  distrust  of  Drury,  m  r  did 
he  believe  one  word  oi  wl'.il  he  .said  more  than 
what  seenwil  in  itself  '..i  be  pridmble. 

At  length  Drury,  in  his  conlideiicos,  reached 
the  iwint  where  Frink  went  away.  Here  Tan- 
ered's impatience  cimld  no  longer  lie  restrained. 

"  Do  vou  know  where  he  started  from?" 

"Dh.'ves!" 

"Whe'reT" 

•'  Liverpool." 

"  Where  did  he  go  to!" 

"  Ilalv." 

"How'C 

"  Uy  a  ship." 

"  A  ship'/  Simugc.  Do  you  know  her 
name? " 

"Yes.  Lctmescc.  It  was  the  '  Delta,'  Cap- 
tain Thaln." 

"The  '  Delta," Captain Thaiu,"  repeated  Tan- 


were  any 
Mention 


c  rod,  and  taking  out  his  iiicmorandumbook,  he 
wrote  down  this  name. 

"  Do   you  know    whether  there 
more  passengers?'' 

"  I  believe  there  were.    Let  me  see 
was  made  to  me  of  some  ladies," 
"  Ladles?" 
"Yes." 

"  Do  you  know  their  names?" 
Drury  shook  Ills  head. 

"Oh,  no!  I  don't  know  anylliiiig  about 
them.  It  was  only  from  the  iiiierest  \  hap 
pened  lo  lake  m  Fri'uk's  luovenieiits  that  I  knew 
aboiil  Ihe  lailies." 

"Do    you    suppose    that   these   ladies   were 
friends  of  Frink,  or  g  jiiig  with  him';" 
"  I  don't  know." 

"  Wliy  may  not  I.,1icy  herself  have  lieen  one 
of  Ihe  111'.' "  said  Tancred.  Ibrowingoul  this  ipies- 
tion  simply  to  see  itselTicI,  and  wilboul  tliinU- 
ing  that  tbrre  was  anything  al  all  in  what  he 
said. 

I!ul  al  I  hat  quest  ion  a  sudden  thought  .seemed 
i  to  have  Hashed  into  the  mind  of  Drury.  He 
\  frowned,  started,  clinched  his  list,  and  stared 
j  lixedly  with  stern  face  at  Tancred. 
I  "  Hy  Heaven!"  be  cried,  "if  1  thought  that 
j  were  possible,  I'd — but  no — no— it's  impossible 
— utterly  impossible." 

!  Nevertheless  that  thought  took  pos.session  of 
I  Drury's  mind,  and  the  emotion  which  he 
I  evinced  was  not  without  effect  on  Tancred.  Kcpr 
1  now  be  ke)it  asking  himself  the  very  question 
,  wliicli  he  bad  thrown  out  as  a  mere  Caleb  to 
!  Drury:  "  Why  may  not  Lucy  herself  have  been 
one  of  them?" 


CHAPTER  XXXIU. 

(ArTAIN   TH.\1.N. 

FuilTliEn  conversation  wiih  Driiiy  elicited 
Ihe  inforn':ilion  llial  the  bhip  bad  been  bound 
for  Leghorn,  Ibougli  whether  the  passengers 
were  going  there  or  not  was  more  tliau  lie  could 
say.  Still,  this  was  something,  and.  in  the  eyes 
of  Tancred,  il  was  of  the  nimost  iniportauce. 
It  gave  him  a  slaiiing  point.  What  bad  thus 
far  troubled  him  most  was  the  utter  darkness 
wliieli  confounded  him  wherever  be  turned  his 
eyes.  His  mollier  and  sister,  iind  llnally  Lucy, 
had  all  vanished  without  leaving  a  single  trace 
beliind.  Now,  al  last,  he  would  be  able  to  take 
up  the  .search  with  sonielliiiig  detinile  to  aim 
after.  Willi  liis  va.sl  wealth  be  eoulil  m:ike  use 
of  all  the  iiolice  machinerv  of  Kurope;  and, 
when  once  on  their  track,  it  would  iiulied  be 
slrange  if  be  could  not  ascertain  tlieir  fate. 

Wlialever  were  his  opinions  about  Drnry,  or 
wliaievcr  niiglit  be  liieir  ulliniale  relations, 
Tancred  chose  not  to  jirecipilate  hoslililies,  ami 
parled  wilh  bim,  on  this  ociasinn.  with  the  same 
outward  appeiirance  of  amii':ibilily  with  which 
they  hail  conversed  togellier.  Drury  assured 
him  thai  he  would  do  all  in  his  power  to  lind 
Lucy;  and  if  he  could  lelini  thai  Frink  iiad  leil 
her  oir,  be  swore  that  he  would  do  all  in  his 
power  to  punish  Frink.  Tancred  made  no  re- 
marks about  either,  and  merely  eonlined  himsvlt 
lo  a  few  statements  as  to  his  possible  movements, 
which  were  too  general  to  convey  any  inforina- 
lion. 

He  now  set  forth  upon  bis  search  without  loss 
of  lime,  and,  first  of  all,  went  to  Italy,  lie  fore 
going,  he  made  intpiiries  at  Liverpool  about  the 
"  Delta."  and  learned  that  such  a  vessel  bad 
really  left  Liverpool  for  ll.alian  ports  at  the  dale 
mentioned  by  Driiry,  and  bad  not  been  back 
since.  The  passengers  had  been  taken  by  the 
captain  on  his  own  p.-ivaie  aeeouiit.  and  no  names 
had  been  given  to  the  consignees.  The  "  Delia  " 
might  go  first  to  Leghorn,  but  wa<  equally  likely 
logo  to  any  other  jiorl,  as  her  deslination  wius  a 
general  oue;  she  certainly  would  slop  al  Leg- 
horn, however,  as  she  had  consignments  lo  mer- 
cbaiits  in  tli:it  port. 

All  this  information  served  lo  show  Tancred 
that  his  search  would  be  wide,  extended,  and  by 
no  means  simple  or  ea.sy;  and  il  was  with  lliis 
for  his  guide  that  he  arrived  at  Leg|iorn. 

Here  lie  al  once  secured  Ibehelpof  the  police, 
and  made  inquiries.  He  learned  thai  llie  ship 
"  Delta"  had  been  there,  and  had  landed  some 
Knglish  manufactures,  but  had  only  remained 
a  week;  after  which  slie  had  sailed  for  Naples. 
She  had  brought  no  passengers.  If  she  liad, 
tliey  would  have  been  noted  by  the  police,  anil 
their  piVssporU  would  have  been  viseeil.  N'olh- 
ing  of  the  kind,  however,  had  occurred. 

From  Leghorn  Tancred  now  went  lo  Xajiies. 
In(|iiiries  made  here  led  lo  the  discovery  that 
the  "  Delta"  was  here  also;  that  she  had  landed 


goods  and  had  gone  to  Venice.     No  pasacngers 
had  conie 

Tpon  this,  Tancred  went  lo  Venice,  with  the 
same  resnll  precisely.  He  learned  that  Ihe 
"  Delta  "  had  gone  to  Trieste. 

Over  to  Trieste  he  went,  but  only  to  be  once 
more  hatlled.  The  wanderings  of  the  "  Delta  " 
were  most  lanlali/ing.  and  reminded  bim  of  Ihe 
g:une  played  by  little  boys,  who  write  ill  a  book, 
referring  to  siime  particular  page,  which,  on 
being  found,  bears  a  reference  to  some  other 
Jiage,  and  .so  on  lo  Ihe  end  of  the  book.  At 
rrleste  he  found  a  reference  lo  Aucona.  and  at 
Aiicona  a  reference  to  Valetla.  Finally,  at 
Valella.  he  found  a  reference  to  .Marseilles"  and 
al  .Marseilirs  he  found  the  "  Delta'  herself. 

The  police  at  .Marseilles  aided  him  Willi  char- 
aeterisiic  promptness.  l|ioii  his  informalion 
Captain  Tliain  was  at  once  arrested.  Thi< 
worthy  did  not  appear  lo  have  b'lrgained  for 
anylliin:,' of  this  sort;  and  when,  in  addition  lo 
tlie  dreaded  French  police,  lie  found  himself 
also  coiifronled  witli  the  sicrn  f:ice  and  penetrat 
ing  eye  of  Tancred,  who  demaiideil  of  bim  an 
aecoiiiit  of  his  mollier  anil  sister,  he  al  once  sig- 
nilled  his  willingness,  nay,  his  eagerness,  to 
lell  all. 

"  Whoeniaired  llieir  passage?" 

"  Mr.  Frink." 

"What  for'/" 

"  I  don't  know." 

"  Where  to'.' " 

"  To  Lighorn." 

"  Who  was  Ihe  lady  wiih  them?" 

"There  was  .Mrs.  flenslowe,  and  Miss  Hena- 
lowe,  named  I'aiiliiii':  and  in  addition  llicre 
was  their  friend.  .Miss  Landsdowne." 

"  .Miss  what!  '  cried  Tancred.  in  horror  and 
amazement 

"  .Miss  LandsdowiK — name,  Lucy.  Thai's 
what  lliey  ealird  her.  " 

The  elfecl  of  tliis  discovery  on  Tancred  was 
ovcrwiielmiiig;  nevertheless,"  he  subdued  his 
emolion  and  went  on  to  queslion  the  cajilain. 

"Do  ycai  know  why  ll'i  y  happened  lo  go 
with  .Mr.  Friukv" 

"  Xo.     I  never  was  in  tiieir  confidence. " 

"  Did  they  go  wiilinply?" 

"Oh.  yes;  most  willingly." 

"  They  were  friendly,  ili'en?" 

"  Oh,  yes;   perfectly  so." 

"And  .Miss  Landsdowne,  was  she  friendly 
with  Frink? " 

"  Oh.  quite,  so  far  as  I  could  see." 

"  Well  then,  L'oim,  tell  us  where  Ihev  lauded." 

"  Well,  I'll  tell  nil  I  know.  You  see  the  ship 
was  loaileil  w  illi  stuff  for  ditTerent  ports,  and 
Ihe  tlrst  was  .Marsala.  After  that  Girgenli.  on 
the  soiiih  of  Sicily.  Now  on  reaching  Girgenli 
we  had  lo  .■uKliora  couple  of  days  to  send  the 
sluir  asliore.  and  here  Jlr.  Pink  olfered  lo  lake 
the  ladies  a'-liore  toshow  them  some  mtignificcnt 
ruins.  Ho  said  they  were  the  ruins  of  son  f 
creal  city  of  olil  limes,  iiihabiled  by  the  Greek  -. 
1  d.ire  say  you  know  all  about  it." " 

"Oh.  yes.     Agrigentum.     Well,  go  on." 

"Well',  they  all  went  ashore  and  visited  llie 
ruins,  and  after  this  I  had  a  little  leisure  myself, 
so  I  joined  tlieiii.  ami  then  Mr.  Frink  proposed 
a  little  ride  into  the  country.  It  was  a  ])retty 
jdaee,  and  the  ladies  qnile  liked  the  idea.  So  wo 
all  slarlcd  off." 

"  You  went  with  the  parly  then?" 

"  Yes;  (hey  iiiviled  me  and  so  I  went.  Well, 
we  rode  about  a  couple  of  miles  and  came  to  a 
narrow  sort  of  ravine,  when  suddenly  we  found 
ourselves  surrounded  by  brigands." 

"liiigands!" 

"  Yes.  nearly  a  hundred,  They  called  them- 
selves lleiiublieans,  but  that  means  brigiiiuis, 
and  you'll  see  that  they  were  all  of  that.  Well, 
in  an  inshint  wo  were  every  one  of      arrested." 

"All  of  you.     Then  how  did  yr     escape?" 

"I'm  coming  to  that.  The  ladies  were 
frightened  al  lirsl.  but.  Ihe  captain  of  the  band 
informed  them  thill  tliey  woiddn't  be  liarineil. 
lie  told  them  through  nie.  I  could  spenk 
llalian.  So  then  Ihey  grew  calm.  He  told 
llieni  he  would  hold  them  for  ransom,  and 
thai  Ibey  would  liaveto  communicate  wilh'.lieir 
friends  assocui  as  possible." 

"  l!;insoin.     .\li!  and  how  much?" 

"Well,  he  wouldn't  tell  lliat  al  lirsl.  but  he 
ni;ide  them  all  hand  over  their  itajx'rs,  and  had 
lliem  examined.  He  sent  tlieni  away,  I  think, 
lo  some  one  who  understood  Knglish.  for  when 
tliey  came  back  the  caiitain  was  very  mueli 
elated.  He  called  me  to  him  and  informed  mo 
tlial  the  ladies  were  milaills,  F.ngli-b  iioliles.  all 
of  them,  tb.at  one  was  Lady  Landsdowne— Hint's 
the  one  that  called  herself  Jliss  Landsdowne.  I 
suppose— and  the  others  were  all  lords   aud 


vjXJiJ  v*a:nxii. 


ft 


ladies  except  me.  8u  Lc  Lud  miulu  up  hia  iniod 
to  hold  tlieiu  all  to  ruiikoiii.  and  liud  fixed  the 
ruusom  for  the  wbule  purty  at  one  hundred 
thoiuuud  ijoundu.  Aa  (or  lac,  I  waa  loo  piii  ry 
to  be  conKidurcd,  so  tlicy  let  me  go  for  the  pur- 
]iose  of  informing  their  fiienua.  1  was  not 
allowed  to  take  any  written  message  whatever 
from  any  one  of  tiiem,  1ml  merely  to  state  the 
facts  to  their  friends.  And  that  was  the  reason 
wliy  I  was  freed." 

"  And  Frlnk  was  left." 

"  Yes. " 

"  Well,  did  you  conimunicato  with  their 
friends?" 

"  I  did  all  I  could  do.  I  wrolo  to  a  Liverpool 
merchant,  telling  him  to  let  the  rclullous  of 
Lady  Landsdowne  and  the  Ploniilowea  know.  I 
also  hunted  up  the  British  Embaaudor  at  Naples 
as  won  as  I  could,  and  made  hini  aci|uainted 
with  the  facts.  He  said  he  would  do  all  he 
<  ould.  So,  as  I  could  do  no  more,  I  left  it  in 
his  hands,  and  have  been  on  my  business  ever 
since." 

"  Did  the  Urilish  Kmbassador  do  anything"' 

"  I  don't  know.  1  had  his  solemn  promise ; 
iind  you  may  go  and  ask  him,  and  you'll  see 
that  thi^lH  all  true.  I've  no  motivu  for  telling 
auythinjj  but  the  truth." 

Cajitain  Tliain's  story,  as  the  reader  may  see, 
was  H  j\idiciou»  niixtufc  of  truth  and  fable,  and 
this  Taucred  Judged  it  to  he  from  the  liature  of 
the  man.  Such  as  it  was,  however,  the  captain 
stuck  to  it.  Tancreil  saw  him  again  and  again 
in  private,  and  Hied  to  gel  him  to  confess  the 
full  truth.  biU  in  vain.  He  oHered  him  eiior 
Ulcus  bribes,  but  to  no   purpose.     The  captain 

iiersisled  in  the  assertion  that  he  had  tolit  all. 
''roBj  which  persistence  Tancred  gathered  a  be- 
lief, not  in  the  captain'shonesty  or  veracity,  but 
that  his  dear  ones  bad  met  witli  a  fate  so  terri- 
ble that  tlie  captain  dared  not  tell  the  truth 
about  it. 

Inder  these  circumstances  h?  decided  to  go 
to  Naples  and  see  tiie  Urilish  Kmbassador  for 
himself. 

lie  went  there  accordingly  and  saw  tlial  func- 
tionary. Uc  learned  that  "Captain  Tliain  had 
uctually  been  there  and  given  the  same  stale 
mi.-nt  tfiat  he  hat  made  to  Tancred.  IlisKx- 
cellency  the  British  Kmbassador  had  at  once 
put  himself  into  communication  with  the  Nea- 
I><>litaii  authorities,  who  had  jiut  themselves  into 
comimmication  with  the  Sicilian  ntilhorities, 
who  had  given  directions  for  the  pursuit  ami 
arrest  of  the  brigands.  Hitherto,  his  Kxcellen- 
cy  the  British  Embassador  regretted  to  inform 
■laucred,  the  efforts  of  the  Sicilian  authorities 
had  not  been  crowned  with  success. 


CHAPTER  XXXIV. 

AMONO    THE    ISKIUANDB. 

r^iUNE  and  Lucy  stood  clIni'liiL'  to  Mrs. 
Ueuslowe,  and  the  brigands  stoi. .  all  around 
them.  As  Captain  Tiiaiii  infornml  llain  wlio 
they  were,  who  had  slopped  tluui,  and  what 
their  intentions  were,  they  felt  all  their  worst 
fears  conlirmed,  and  all  hope  died  out  within 
them.  If  these  brigands  had  arre6te<l  them 
under  the  supposition  tliat  they  were  great  |)er- 
Ruiifiges,  they  did  not  know  how  to  disabuse 
their  minds.  The  enormous  ransom  mentioned 
by  Thain  was  not  to  lie  thought  of;  but  then 
there  was  no  ransom  whatever  which  could  be 
obtained.  Mrs.  Ilenslowc  and  Pauline  had  only 
enough  to  pay  their  way  to  lyCgliorn,  and  were 
ileperident  upon  Tancred.  Lucy  was  a  poor 
fugitive.  No  ransom  could  be  hoped  for.  The 
very  mention  of  the  word  ransom  was  enough 
to  till  them  with  despair. 

"Can't  you  tell  them,"  said  Mrs.  Henslowc  to 
Captain  Thain,  "  llial  it  is  all  a  mistake? " 


the  captain  shook  his  head. 
' '  They  ve  beet 


cen  looking  out  for  some  time  for 
a  party  of  English,  and  they  are  determined  to 
keep  us.  " 

'■  But  we  are  poor." 

"You  could  never  make  tliini  think  so. 
These  fellows  think  iliat  every  Knglish  traveler 
is  a  nobleman— a  milord  orniiladi — without  any 
limit  to  his  wealth 

"The  question  u.  ransom."  said  Mrs.  Hens- 
lowc, "  is  not  to  be  tiioiight  of.  1  bine  nolhlni: 
in  the  world  but  what  is  about  me.  Why  slioulil 
they  put  us  to  trouble  when  they  cannot  pos.si- 
bly'gct  anything  by  it?" 

'  Ah,  madam,  there  you  are  altogether  right ; 
but  the  mischief  is  you  can't  do  anything  with 
these  fellows.  They've  pot  Ihcir  minds  made 
up,  and  all  thai  you  say  won't   move  them 


one  single  hair 'a  breadth.     They've  determined 
to  make  us  English  lords  and  ladies." 

"  Hut  what  is  to  be  the  cud  of  it?"  cried  Mrs. 
Ilenslowc. 

Captain  Thain  shrugged  hia  shoulders  and 
said  nothing.  Hut  this  gesture  and  this  silence 
were  botli  eloijuent  in  the  highest  degree,  and 
served  to  express  a  world  of  meaning,  while  to 
those  who  wore  able  to  understand  It  this  si 
gested  meaning  was  frightful. 

"  Hut,- Captain  Thain,"  said  Pauline,  "what  is 
the  use  of  Iheir  keeping  us  prisoners?     They 
Wc  are  ooor." 
well,"   said  the  cajiluin,    "they   will 


can't  get  any  ransom. 

"Oh,        

wait.' 


Hut  wailing  won't  do  any  good,"  continued 
Pauline;  "  wo  never  can  get^uny  money." 

The  captain  was  silent. 

"And  so — why  can't  they  be  inii-suadcd  to 
let  lis  go,  now,  and  we  will  give  them  all  that 
we  have." 

"  Well,  they  already  are  sure  of  that,  but 
they  lioiic  for  more. " 

"  Hut  they  can't  get  any  more.  " 

The  captain  shrugged  his  shoulders. 

"  So  what's  the  use  of  keeping  us?" 

"  No  use,  of  course,  miss,  "  said  the  cni>tain, 
"only  you  can't  get  them  to  think  so.  They 
are  all  sure  that  y<ni  arc  nobles." 

"Nobles!     AVhat  put  that  into  their  heads?" 

"  Their  fancy,  1  suppose.  They  think  Ihcy'vc 
got  quite  a  windfall." 

"  Well,  they  will  only  have  to  find  out  that 
thev  have  captured  two  or  three  poor  ladies, 
and  I  should  like  to  know  wlnit  is  to  be  done 
in  that  case,  luid,  for  that  mailer,  I  should  like  to 
know  wliat  they  can  do  thcmselvea." 

"  Well,  miss,  that  '.i  a  i.  :'iler  that  I  should 
prefer  not  to  speak  i''.)oul  at  i.tl.' 

"  In  llial  case."  said  I'.iuline,  "I  shall  have 
to  ask  you  to  act  is  iiV.erpreler,  and  allow  me 
to  speak  thioiigb  j'-.i  with  the  captain  of  tliis 
gang." 

"  With  pleasure,  miss." 

Saying  this,  Caplain  Tliain  called  to  one  of 
the  trigands  with  whom  he  had  already  been 
talking^  and  made  him  acquainted  with  Pauline's 
wish.  The  brigand  chief  wius  a  stout,  tliick-sel 
man,  who  looked  like  a  retired  grocer.  Tiie 
expression  of  his  face  was  i>erfectly  good- 
nulured,  without  a  particle  of  anything  like 
ferocity  visible  in  it.  He  certaiidy  <lid  not  look 
like  the  ideal  bandit  which  Pauline  had  in  her 
in  i  lid. 

Upon  learning  Pauline's  wish,  tlie  brigand 
chief  came  forward  and  said,  through  the  in- 
terpreter, that  he  would  be  very  happy,  in- 
deed, to  lUten  to  iniladi,  and  to  do  anything  in 
the  world  which  should  contribute  to  the  com- 
fort of  uiiladi,  or  the  other  miladis. 

Upon  this  encouraging  intelligence,  Pauline 
began. 

In  the  first  place,  she  wished  to  assure  the 
gentlemen  before  her  that  they  had  made  a 
great  mistake.  They  were  not  En:,'lish  nobles, 
hut  vevy  |ilain  English  jieople,  and  also  very 
poor.  II  was  Impos:  iblc  for  Iheni  to  obtain  any 
more  money  than  what  they  had  alrcody  on 
their  own  persons. 

The  captain,  with  a  smile,  assured  her  that 
such  lieauly  and  grace  as  niiladi  had  would  do 
honor  to  a  throne,  and  that  he  would  do  all  in 
his  power  lo  make  them  comfortable  until  the 
ransom  should  arrive. 

At  the  second  mention  of  their  suppo.scd 
wealth,  Paulino  felt  annoyed,  and  reiterated  her 
a.s«i'rtinn  Unit  they  were  poor. 

Tlie  brigand  cfilef  smiled,  and  nodded,  and 
shrugged  his  shoulders. 

"  For  whom  do  you  '.ake  us?"  asked  Pauline. 

"  For  English  milords  and  miladis." 

"AVliy?"' 

The  brigand  chief  stated  thai  he  had  obtained 
some  pajiers  in  the  pockets  of  the  genllcmeii, 
and  had  questioned  them  also.  From  which 
papers  and  qucslioning  they  had  learned  that 
their  ini.soner*  were  Lord  "Frinks,  and  Sliladi 
Eiineslo,  with  her  daughter,  and  Aliladi  hi 
ContcBsa  de  Lansdaiino. 

This  statemeiil  was  not  without  cfTeet  upon 
Pauline.  Until  then  she  had  forgotten  Ihe  rank 
and  title  of  Lucy  So  nceuslomeil  had  she 
grown  to  consider  Lucy  as  her  own  equal  that 
slui  couhl  only  think  with  an  effort  upon  her 
real  jiosilion  in  life.  IJe.sides,  she  was  ignorant  of 
Lucy's  secret.  That  secret  she  had  carefully 
guarded,  since  she  did  mil  deem  it  |)ro|'.er  to 
tell  the  story  of  her  birth  except  when  it  should 
be  neee-ssary. 

lyiicy  herself  hearc'  all  this  conversation,  and 
this  last  rcmar's  w  as  .lot  wilhoul  its  effecl  upon 
her.    To  her  jt  seemed  as  if  the  brigands  had 


found  out  that  there  was  a  I.Adv  Lands<lownc  ir.' 
the  party,  and  had  conse(|iienlly  arrested  all  on 
her  account.  Although  she  herself  did  not 
know  how  she  might  lie  ransomed,  allll  she  was 
willing  to  bear  her  troubles  by  herself,  nml  not 
draw  others  into  lliem,  particularly  when  those 
others  were  so  dear  to  lier. 

Ho  now  Lucy  Inteifered  in  Ihe  conversation. 

"  Tell  him,'  said  she  toCaiilaln  Thain,  "  that 
he  is  mistaken.  I  am  the  only  mihuli.  I  am 
Lady  Landsdowne,  but  these  ladles  are  not  noble. 
They  arc  jilaln  citizens  of  the  miildle  clasa. 
They  are  also  poor,  and  cannot  find  aiiv  ran- 
som. It  will  be  unjust  as  well  as  useless  lo 
hold  them  as  prisoners.  It  will  be  sullieient  to 
detain  inc." 

At  this  generous  proposal  of  Lucy's  there  wb» 
agitation  on  both  sides:  Pauline  declaring  that 
she  must  not  try  to  sacrifice  herself  for  them, 
while  Ihe  brigand  Miief  shrugged  his  shouhlera 
very  violently,  and  talked  for  a  long  lime  with 
Caplain  Thain.  In  this  conversation  the  name 
of  Lansdauno  was  mentioned  very  often,  as  well 
as  that  of  Knneslu. 

The  end  of  it  was  that  tlie  ca|)tain  assured 
Lucy  that  she  was  mistaken  in  her  sialement, 
and  that  her  offer  was  not  to  be  thought  of. 

"These  ladies,  "  .said  he,  "are  also  EngHsIt 
nobles — countesses  both,— and  they  shall  not 
allow  you  to  offer  yourself  up  for  Ihem  Tliey, 
loo.  must  join  witli  you  in  liearing  their  share 
of  the  ransom,  due  of  yon— that  is  ycu  idonc 
—might  experience  a  little  delay  if  you  had  lo 
raise  the  w  hole  sum  yourself,  biil  if  it  is  divided 
amon^  all  four— the"  Jlilor  Frinko  and  the  three- 
miladis— it  will  amount  lo  only  one  cpiarter  of 
the  whole  sum  for  each  person.  This  w  ill  make 
it  very  easy  and  agreeable.  At  the  same  time, 
we  will  lio  all  in  our  power  to  inaUi  Ihe  lime 
pa.ss  pleasantly  unlil  the  ransom.comei  " 

"  Ilut  Ihe  ransom  cannot  come,"  said  Pauline 
— "  the  ransom  will  never  come." 

The  brigand  chief  shrugged  his  shoulders. 

"  What  then?"  asked  Pauline. 

Caplain  Thain  interpreted  this  question. 

The  brigand  chief  answered : 

"  There  is  tin;  usual  course,"  sidd  he— "  Ihe 
custom." 

"The  usual  course — the  custom — what  may 
that  be?"  a.sked  Pauline. 

"  Ueathl"  said  the  brigand. 


(IIAPTEU   XXXV. 

r.\l.'(illT    IN    Ills   OWN    TRAP 

At  that  dread  word  there  was  sileii'e  for 
some  lime.  Lucy  shrunk  back  within  le  iself, 
and  looked  luound  with  nwe  struck  face.  liul 
Pauline  was  le.sslimid,  ami  slill  slruixgled  as-'ninsl 
the  harsh  fate  that  had  fallen  njion  them.  There 
was  no  longer  any  hope  of  saving  herself. — no 
longer  any  chance  of  .'ofleiiing  or  nuKiifying 
thcsentimenlsof  the  brigands,— but  thethoiight 
of  her  motbercanie  to  her.  and  there  aro'-e  w  ithin 
her  llie  hope  that  her  mother  might  be  saved. 
Aged,  weak,  intirni,  ami  jmor.  there  was  no 
reason  wliy  the  brigands  should  care  about 
taking  her  with  tliem ;  and  if  she  were  set  free 
she  might  yet  reach  Tancre<l,  and  let  him  know 
what  had  happened,  .'such  were  Pauline's 
thonghls. 

"One  word  more,"  said  she, speaking  loCap- 
tain  Thain,  as  interpreter,  in  Ihe  usual  waj'. 
"  .My  mnnima  is  weak,  and  ill.  and  old.  There 
is  no  reason  why  she  should  be  delidned  as 
prisoner.  Can  you  not  let  her  go',  lake  me. 
It  will  be  enoi'gh  lo  hold  one  uuinber  of  a 
family  as  ransom.  " 

The  brigand  chief  shook  his  head  .13  this  was 
translated  to  him. 

"  No,  no,"  said  he;  "  belter  have  all  we  cau 
—all  the  better  security.  Two  in  a  family  make 
it  all  the  belter,  for  if  fine  ilies,  you  see,  we'll 
have  the  other  left.  No.  no;  the  ohl  Conte'sa 
must  come  along  with  us." 

"  But  she  is  too  intirm,"  said  Pauline. 

"Oh,  we  will  all  try  lo  make  it  jileasant  for 
her,"  said  Ihcbrigand  chief,  cheerfully. 

"  II  w  ill  be  enough  lo  have  me." 

"Two  are  safer  than  one,"  rejoined  Ihe  brig- 
and. 

But  at  Ibis  moment  the  conversation  was. 
terminale<l  by  Mrs.  Ilenslowc  herself.  She  bad 
been  talking  witli  Lucy,  and  had  only  caught 
the  last  few  wonls. 

"  Pauline,  child."  she  said,  "  what  nonsense! 
Why.  1  shouldn't  lie  willing  lo  leave  you  even 
if  tiiey  were  willing  lo  let  me.  Do  y'ou  think 
I  wmiid  go  away  ami  haveyoii  alonewith  them': 
I'm  astonished  to  find  out  what  an  opinion  you 
have  of  lU";." 


OLD  GARTH. 


31 


•  l)i-ig- 

1   ^^ai 
Mi::;lit 


This  of  courso  put  n  stop  to  I'huIIdc'h  I'n- 
trcHtif«,  nnd  hIic  coiiUI  only  >it'M  to  fiitc. 

Some  fiirllior  tinivcrsHllon  now  look  pliico 
bitween  Captulii  Tliiiiii  unil  the  brlgiiiul  chief, 
iillcr  wlilch  Ihe  riipltihi  iKlvnnccd  to  the  hidli'8 
iini)  ii<l<lri'HS('(l  Ihi'iii  as  followH: 

■  I,ii(li('»,"  said  lie,  "  lliisihicf  of  llie  biignnds 
liiis  Just  Ik'i'Ii  expluiiiiiiKiiiallerHlo  inc.  lie  tells 
inc  that,  In  order  to  obtain  the  ransoin,  It  will  be 
neccKsaiy  for  one  of  this  parly  to  go  away  ajid 
gel  it.  .Moreover,  he  tells  me  that,  as  1  am  not  a 
nobleman,  ho  will  let  me  olT,  to  ro  away  and 
(ommiinlcaie  with  yon r  friendH;  and  so  If  von 
have  any  friends  I  should  like  to  have  tiieir 
Lames — and  If  you  want  to  write  n  letter,  why 
you  mlKlit  scribble  a  few  lines.  If  it  were  only 
With  a  HMid-pcneil.  I've  (,'ot  a  pix  kel  book  here 
and  you  could  write  in  tlie  leaves  of  It.  So  now, 
if- you  will  only  make  hiiste,  I'll  be  obliged. 
Kir'sl  of  all,  madam,  I'll  nsk  von." 

At  this  he  turned  lo  51r.s.  Ileiislowe. 

"  There '8  no  one  lo  whom  1  can  write,  "  said 
Mrs.  Ilenslowe.  "  My  son  Tancied  can  never 
raise  our  ransom,  so  whv  should  I  write!" 

■  Well,  inummn,  "  salA  Pauline.  "  we  nmy  as 
well  say  somelhingi  so  captain,  if  you  will  be 
kind  enough " 

"With  these  words  she  look  llie  iiipluin's 
I'lofTered  pocket-book  and  pencil,  and  opening 
it,  she  wrote  on  a  blank  leaf: 

■'  nE.\nKsT  Ta.n(  iii:ii,— If  you  ever  sec  this 
you  will  know  that  wc  an,'  prls<mers  among  the 
Sicilian  briuands.  If  you  can  induce  ilielbltish 
(iovernnieni  lo  do  iinylhiiiu,  lei  Ibcin  knowlbal 
we  were  cuplurcd  a  few  miles  out  of  Sciacca. 
liod  knows  what  may  be  llic  end  of  this.  ,May 
He  bless  vdu  and  have  you  in  Ills  keeping. 
<;ood  by.  "  '  I'.Mi.iNK.  ' 

To  this  Mrs.  Ilenslowe  added  a  few  words; 

"God  bless  you,  my  own  darling  boy. 

■'  Your  own  loving  Mof  iiKli.' 

Finally  Lucy  added  somelhiiig: 

'  Ok.^hest  T.vNciiKH, — Farewell  forever. 
"  Your  own  Lit  v." 

t'aplain  Tliain  stood  silently  watching  each 
ladv  us  she  wrote  down  her  last  words  of  fare 
wef!. 

■  What  is  the  address? "  he  asked  at  lii'l. 
"Tancied   Ilenslowe,  Leghorn,   Ilaly.'    said 

Pauline,  writing  out  the  address  a.s  she  s|ioke. 

'And  you,  miss — what  is  your  address?"  he 
asked,  turning  to  Lucy. 

■  The  same,"  said  she. 

'  Hut  your  friends.  Have  you  no  friends  in 
KnL'land?" 

•  Xo,  '  said  Lucy.     "  Not  one. " 

She  had  thought  it  all  over  and  had  nnjde  up 
lier  mind  to  die  ralher  than  apply  for  help  lo 
Liidy  Lamlsdowne  or  IJrniy. 

The  ca|)laiu  raised  his  ej-ebrows  an<l  turned 
away.  As  he  walked  off  Frlnk  came  up  lo 
him" 

Thus  far  Frink  had  been  a  spectator  nnd 
auditor,  and  had  seen  and  heanl  things  which 
created  some  surpri^^e.  lie  bail  heard  the  cap 
tain  mention  him  particularly  by  name  as  one 
"f  the  prisoners,  and  as  an  I:!nglish  milord.  lie 
liiid  also  heard  the  captain  say  that  he  himself 
Mas  to  be  set  free  eo  as  to  go  away  lo  sec  about 
the  ransom.  Now,  in  itself,  neillier  of  these 
statements  would  have  caused  any  particular 
uneasiness  to  be  felt  by  Frink,  for  they  were 
what  he  expected;  but  in  addition  to  these 
there  was  the  long  conversation  witli  the  brig- 
and chief,  tlie  fact  that  Captain  Thain  had  this 
game  ttlti>gether  in  his  own  hands,  and  tlie  ad- 
■Ulional  fact  tlial  lie  seemed  fully  bent  on  pliiv- 
iiig  his  own  game  (piite  irresiwctive  of  Frlnk. 
These  things  Frlnk  had  noticed,  and  these  were 
'he  things  that  created  anxiety  in  his  mind.  It 
ivas  now  plain  that  Tliain  was  going  away,  and 
it  seemed  very  evident  that  he  expected  to  leave 
liini  l«?hind  lus  a  prisoner.  ]'  i  I  rink  had  nut 
by  any  means  bargained  for       -. 

So  iie  determined  to  knov  worst  as  soon 
as  possible.  With  tills  inl'  lie  came  up  lo 
t';iptain  Thain  and  drew  b;   .  aside. 

■  A  word  with  you,  captain." 

■  Certainly,  most  certainly." 

• 'What's  the  meaning  of  idl  this?  What  arc 
y  ill  abouf^  Wlial  am  I  to  do':"  said  Frink,  in 
11  hurried,  fcicrish  voice  ,  looking  at  C'aiiiain 
Tliain  with  piercing  scnitiny.  Captain  'Uiiuii 
11  iiirned  his  gaze  with  the  utmost  iiulilference, 
i.iid  said: 

■' Well,  it's  my  opinion  that  you  and  I  have 
both  got  to  look  out  for  ouinelves  the  best  we 
run.  These  gentlemen  have  suggested  that  I 
tad  better  go  and  try  and  raise  the  ransom.  " 


"llunsoml  Ransom  Ijc  hanged,'  said  Frlnk. 
"  They  haven't  any  idea  of  ransom  for  ine.  ' 

"  I'nfortunately  for  vou,"  saiil  Caplain 
Thiilii,  •■  that's  thi'  very  iitea  they  have  got.  " 

"  What  I  for  inc? ' 

"  For  you." 

"  Whiii !"  cried  Frink,  "  do  you  mean  to  say 
that  I'm  a  ))rlsoner  here?" 

■■  Well,  really,  ll  docs  look  ft  llltlu  like  it," 
snld  Thain,  In  a  mocking  voice. 

The  lone  was  not  lost  on  Frink.  He  regarded 
the  other  scrutlni/lnglv,  and  for  somu  lime  wax 
silenl. 

"  Then  you  proiiose  to  go  away  and  leave  me 
here? "  he  saiil  at  length  in  a  steady  voice,  wilh 
the  same  serutini/.ing  look. 

Captain  Thain  nodiled  pleasantly. 

" 'rhiit's  exactly  ll,"  he  said,  wilh  a  bright 
smile. 

"  .\nil  leave  me  here?"  continued  Frlnk. 

Captain  TImin  nodded. 

"  A  prisoner? " 

"  Yes." 

"  With  these  ladleii?" 

"  Kxactlv." 

"Well,  in  that  case  what  becomes  of  our 
ngreementv" 

"  Well,  that's  all  carried  out." 

"Carried  outi     How?" 

"Why,  I  agreed  to  bring  these  ladies  here  and 
deliver  them  over  lo  Ihe  brigands.  Haven't  I 
done  so?  Ari'n't  they  all  here  now  prisoners — 
in  this  lawless  connlry — v.ilhno  hope  of  escape, 
and  nopn-sibilily  of  fansoni?  Hon'i  you  know 
that  when  the  time  has  passed  mHoIIciI  by  the 
bandits  for  the  ransom  to  come,  if  that  ransom 
does  not  come  .i.'y  will  surely  be  killed?  Ilon't 
yoi.  know  that . 

"  Yes,  yes;  but  me— me — what  do  you  mean 
by  belraylng  me?" 

"  .Monsieur,"  snld  Thain,  in  the  same  mock- 
ing voice.  "  Don't  Use  such  coarse  language. 
I've  simply  allowed  the  bandits  In  lake  you  loo, 
and  why  mil?  Yoii  came  out  with  the  jiarty. 
Why  sliiiuhi  I  save  you?" 

Frink  gave  a  glmblly  sinile. 

"  Well,"  said  lie,  "'I'll  give  you " 

"  .Monsieur,"  inlerruiiled  Thain,  "  you  haven't 
got  it  lo  gi^>.  liesidc^  ibcru'sa  prior  engage- 
ment, by  virtue  of  whii  li  vou  are  here." 

"  A  ]>rior  I'ligagemenU'Nried  Krink,  starting 
bulk,  as  a  fearful  ticaiu'lit  siiu'gested  ilself. 
"  Wilh  whom?"  '   • 

"  With  Drurvl"  said  Cajitain  Thain. 

At  tills.  Frink  struck  his  firehcad  wilh  his 
hand.  and.  with  a  deep  cu.se,  turned  away. 
Capliilii  Tliain  also  turned  away,  and  walked 
off  ill  another  direction. 


CHAPTKR  XXXVI. 


TllK   C.VPTIVtsi. 


It  was,  indeed,  a  bitter  moment  for  Frink,  as 
he  learned  that  all  his  irciichery  had  recoiled 
upon  his  own  head,  and  that  the  ])it  he  had 
digged  for  others  wa.s  Ihe  very  one  Into  which 
he  iiad  fallen  himself.  Hitter  was  it  to  see  that 
this  was  the  end  of  his  farieacliing  jilans,  and 
thai  the  fate  which  he  bad  so  carefullv  elabo- 
rated for  the  heirs  of  Landsdowne  hall  impli- 
cated himself  ill  its  folds,  liul  bad  as  this  was, 
there  were  two  elements  of  blllerness  in  it 
which  made  It  worse.  One  was.  that  Captain 
Thain,  whom  he  had  chosen  to  be  the  blind 
tool  toward  working  out  his  own  plans  of  treacli- 
ery  and  baseness,  should  have  turned  a^'ainst 
hiin  in  this  way;  and  the  other  was,  that  in  Ihe 
struggle  of  cunning  intellect  he  should  have 
been  so  completely  ilefeiited  by  his  rival,  Drury. 
The  worst  of  it  wius  that  he  could  not  under- 
stand how  this  had  happened.  For  this  he  liiiil 
not  been  prepared,  nor  had  he  ever  anticipated 
anything  of  the  kind.  He  had  iiimIc  his  ar- 
rangements wilh  Captain  Thain  wiihoiil  ever 
thinking  that  Drury  was  on  his  Iriick.  liul  now 
be  saw  plainly  thul  he  must  have  been  watched 
bv  Drury  all  the  time.  He  must  have  been 
dogged  most  pertinaciously,  and  I'.rl  his  plans 
musi  have  been  found  out  and  guurileil  against. 
It  was  evident  that  Drury  Inur  outbrlbcd  him, 
and  had  learned  from  Caplain  Thain  all  l:is 
own  plots.  Drurv  had  by  high  bidding  and 
larger  imynicnt  obtained  possession  of  his  own 
seri'et  confidential  agent,  and  had  Induced  this 
conlidenlial  agent  to  further  his  views.  Much 
Frink  wiaideretl  wheihcr  Drurv  could  have 
known  about  Lucy.  If  he  bad  known  it  seem 
I'd  slnuige  that  hesliould  have  perinltled  her  to 
be  taken  away  in  Iliis  I'ashiciii.  Nolliing  cer- 
tainly could  have   l.'.'en  gained  by  Drury  and 


Ladv  Landsdowne  from  the  lew*  of  Lticjr, 
while  very  much  liijiny  would  bo  done  lotlnm. 
It  seemed  impossible  tliiil  they  could  '.inow  abou; 
her,  and  yet  it  seemed  stninge  that  wilh  all 
!»rurv's  ilusc  esjiinnage  he  had  not  found  out 
that  Lucy  was  wilh  the  lleiislowcs. 

Hut  Frlnk's  s|ieeulatlons  were  at  leUL'th  cut 
short  by  a  peremplory  notice  from  the  b:i:.ind 
chief  lo  prepare  lo  slarl.  Kaeh  one  then  iniMint- 
ed  the  donkey  whli  b  he  or  she  had  Ik'iii  riding 
iirevioiis  lo  Hie  caplurr,  and  wilh  llu  brigiiiaN 
before,  iH'hind,  and  on  either  siilcoC  them,  they 
all  moved  away  fioin  Ihe  ravine. 

Their  course  as  they  llist  i  ame  had  becu 
across  the  ravine;  but  now,  under  Ihe  uuidaiict 
of  Ihe  brigand  clilef,  il  lay  up  Ihe  ravine.  The 
track  was  much  like  the  one  whicli  Ibey  had 
thus  far  been  traversing,  but  somcwlml  niirrower 
and  rougher.  L'p  this  path  tiny  weni,  ami 
after  about  half  an  hour  they  found  themselves 
upon  the  slope  of  u  hill.  From  this  |»isiiiiin  the 
prosjH'ct  was  more  extensive  than  it  had  been 
lor  siiine  time  past.  Having  emerged  from  the 
rocky  bowlders  the  view  was  un  'bslnicled.  lle- 
liliid  them  was  Ihe  sea,  before  them  arose  a 
range  of  lofiy  mountains,  while  on  eillier*idi' 
were  high  lands  which  looked  like  s|iuis  ilmt 
projccli'd  from  the  inoiiiitainsand  descended  to- 
waril  the  sea. 

They  traveled  thus  all  the  remaiiidir  of  the 
day.  The  palli  was  rough  and  the  imul  billy, 
anil  the  donkeys  went  at  a  walk.  The  guard  of 
brigands,  wliicli  never  left  tbem,  regulated  lliii* 
pace,  and  did  mil  allow  theinlogoonl  of  rem  h. 
ksciipe  was  thus  impo-sible,  and  indeed  all 
thought  of  escape  was  prevented  by  the 'fact 
liiat  this  guard  was  arnieil,  and  Ihe  -lightest  at- 
tempt tollv  wiiuld  have  been  punislied  wilh  the 
life-blood  of  Ihe  fugitive. 

They  rode  along  unlil  sundown.  Tlicy  all 
felt  thiit  they  ha  '  u-iie  a  long  distance,  though 
how  long  no  c  K-  1. ad  any  iilea  At  sundown 
Ibey  reached  a  ridge  of  rocks,  witli  nilve-lrecj 
all  iirounil,  that  grew  out  of  the  sciiiil  soil.  In 
the  ilislunee  luwns  and  villages  were  visible,  but 
the  spot  which  they  had  reached  seemed  lonely 
enough.  Here  Ibey  resled  for  the  night.  Food 
was  furni-lied  for  the  parly,  and  Mime  siraw 
was  briiiighl  by  the  brigands  for  the  ladlis. 

(Ill  the' folliiwing  morning  they  all  stnrlcd 
[afresh,  and  duriiii;  all  Ihe  following  diiy  lln-y 
i  I  raveled  onward.  (July  one  half  of  the  brlganils 
j  were  visible.  The  reiniiinder  had  wiilnlraw  n. 
I  Xo  communlcalion  was  possible  between  the 
'captives  and  their  caplors,  owing  lo  the  igno- 
'  lance  of  Italian  of  the  I'ormcr.  The  scene'lhis 
day  was  very  beauliful.  As  a  general  thing 
they  seemed  io  mount  higher  into  inure  elevaleu 
land,  advancing  steadily  along  a  track  which  led 
up  Ihe  mountains.  Here  and  there  they  coulil 
see  villages  and  bainlels, — now  nc.-lling  at  the 
foot  of  hills.— again  |ierched  on  the  edge  of 
clilTs.  The  hills  also  were  largely  cultivated. 
They  passed  vineyards,  and  olive  grovis.  They 
also  met  jieasants  in  considerable  luimbeis,  with 
whom  these  brigands  seemed  to  be  mi  very 
friendly  terms,  but  their  ignorance  of  the  lan- 
guage prevented  the  captives  from  gaining  any 
iieni'lit  from  this. 

At  length  to  their  great  joy  they  reached  their 
destination.  It  was  toward  the  dose  of  tlie 
second  dav.  Thev  came  to  a  jilacc  on  the  side 
of  a  hill  wiiicli  looted  down  into  a  valley.  (In 
the  opposite  side  of  this  valley  hills  arnse,  and 
in  the  distance  towns  were  visible.  Siill  ihe 
lilace  was  quile  secluded,  sutiiciently  -n.  indeed, 
for  the  jiurposcs  of  brigands,  and  more  than  was 
agreeable  to  the  captives. 

This  stopping-place  was  a  villajje  of  ;i  dozen 
white  houses.  In  Ihe  midst  of  this  wiis  an  old 
church  which  was  in  a  ruinous  condition.  The 
roof  was  all  right,  but  Ihe  windows  were  gone. 
The  altar  was  dismantled, and  the  church  bad  not 
been  used  as  such  forsome  time.  Into  this  they 
were  all  reipiired  to  go.  and  by  signs  they  were 
made  lo  understand  that  this  was  to  be  theii- 
dwelling  |il:u-e.  or  prison.  A  number  of  women 
were  here  whom  Pauline  supiiosed  In  be  the 
wives  of  the  brigands.  Here  the  parly  eiilercd 
and  looked  around,  partly  wilh  a  feeling  of  re- 
lief that  Iheii  wanderings  were  over,  aiul  partly 
wilh  a  feeling  of  curlosily  as  to  this  dwelling- 
|)liici'  of  theirs.  There  was  some  conversation 
between  Ihe  brigands  and  the  women,  after 
which  the  latter  came  forward  and  by  .-igiis  led 
the  ladies  inlo  a  small  chamber  at  one  end. 
Here  there  were  two  straw  beds;  but  thiiughthe 
fnniilure  was  scant  and  rmle.  still  tbeic  was  the 
mivilcge  of  privacy,  and  thi«  was  ot  itself  a 
mes.sing  loo  great  to  be  iiiiilervalued. 

Here  the  captives  enlered  uiioii  a  new  life  of 
captivity- a  life  dilfcrenl  from  anything  whicll 


'i 


sa 


OLD  GARTH. 


I 


I 


Ihcy  Imd  known  iKjforr— « lift  iilno  to  wlili^li 
llicv  Rll  knew  lliere  (oulil  lio  liiiLoiic  end— llio 
cml  wliicli  till'  hriftnnil  ( liicf  liiinscir  liiiil  iin 
iioiinopfl — iliiilli!  K(ir  lii)«  ciMild  lliov  liupi'  to 
(ilitHiii  the  riiiiHMin  Ntlpiiliiti'd,  or  iiuIitU  niiy  run 
Mini  wliati  VI  rV  Tlii'  ilirir  iiiontliH  wuiild  piiiiM, 
till' niii'-nni  wiiiild  nut  lie  I'ciidr,  mid  wi  Tm  ull 
(if  tlii'iM  tlicru  wniild  Ih'  diiilh! 

MrH.  Ili'iislnwc  liiid  frit  iniiili  fiitlKiKi  fruin 
tlic  Journi-) ,  mid  hIho  nrt'ded  lirtirr  iirediiunndu 
tiiinn  tlimi'  iiiiytliiiii.'  wliicli  thin  vllliiKi.' i mild 
furniHli  Iki'  iiiiiilltiiiii  jriivr  I'milliic  iiiiicli 
nnxiclv,  l»it  l»  in^^  nf  ii  Hnii),Miiii(.' ti'iiipi'iaiiH'iit, 
she  hiipi'd  fur  llii'  lull.  I'liiiliiii'  liiilii'd  fill  Irsn 
anxii'ly  tliiiii  slii'  iiii>;lit  nlliirwlM'  liuvi^  kiiiiwn, 
fur  till'  iiiiHou  lliul  nlic  Imd  MiiiiclliiiiH  In  do. 
TIiIh  "(inailiiii)?  wiis  Hir  ncipiircimiit  of  llir  Inn 
L'liitL'i'  of  till'  iH'oplu.  Ill'  llulimi,  or  niiliir  tliiil 
Itiiliiiii  /"('"(«  wliiili  is  (i|Kikiii  In  Si(  ilv.  licliin 
nutiirally  ilevcr.  nlii'  niiiilf  viiy  t^nni  pr.itTi'.^s, 
nnd  hjunt  iilunit  twi'iilv  lioiirnuf  the  tncniy 
four  in  this  pllr^uit.  'riKM-oiiHt-ipii'tii-c  wii.''  tliul 
nIic  niHili'  Very  rapid  ailvancis.  and  in  a  IrH 
weeks  roiild  iiiidi'r-laiid  alini".l  ivriylhinn  thai 
tlK'sv  pii>|il<'  ini^dil  huM' occMMoii  to  hay,  mid 
IliU  ttii.'.  till'  very  tiling'  "iie  wisluil  to  do.' 

I'aiilinc  "as  ii  ^reat  favoriti'  Willi  tlifse  wom- 
en, partly  liecausc  she  wiisso  much  willi  tlii'in, 
, (xirlly  brrnasc  fliu  iiuild  iiiidcrntiind  llicni,  and 
partly  on  naouiit  of  her  own  nunial  ways.  Her 
molliVrs  liiallh  was  a  frcipiciit  cuiise  of  iinxiety , 
bill  tlitri'  (anic,  at  lin;<tli,  an  cvi'iil  wldili 
brnii  ;hl  with  it  fresh  iK'rjiloxity.  This  wius  the 
removal  of  Mrs.  ilouslowe  to  another  place. 
The  brigands,  in  fact,  betjaii  to  see  timl  her 
health  siilTered  In  this  pitice,  on  ai count  of  the 
luck  of  comfort" ini  idem  iiinm  her  life  here,  and 
r.o  they  decided  to  (tend  Inr  away,  retainin); 
Pniilini;  and  Liicv.  They  inteiuled  lo  lake  her 
to  tile  convenl  of  Monte  Cilorio,  which  was  not 
more  than  ten  miles  away,  in  which  place  she 
iiiijjht  receive  every  alteiiiioii,  and  be  in  i  posi- 
tion to  obtain  her  liberty  whenever  she  \  lied. 
Mrs.  Heiisliiwc  olijecled  to  this,  but  I'.uiiine 
saw  that  it  was  the  only  chance  for  her  life,  and 
urged  her  to  go. 

I'anlini'  nud  Lney  were  now  left  lo  them 
.selves. 

They  taw  Friiik  every  day. 

On  the  day  after  the  departure  of  Mrs.  Hens- 
lowe.  he  said: 

"  I  am  glad  she  is  gone.  It  will  be  best  for 
her  and  for  us.  We  can  now  arrange  a  plan  of 
e-sta|K'-  As  loni,'  as  she  was  Willi  u.s,  \ve  were 
pn-ioners.  but  now  that  she  is  gone,  We  shall  be 
able  lo  tly  " 


(HAI'Tf^Il   XXXVII. 
rt-V-Ns  <n  KsfAi'K. 

Six  or  .Seven  weeks  had  ai  length  pii.s.s)'d  away 
in  this  captivity.  Mrs.  Ilenslowe's  deparlurc 
to  Monte  (  ilorio  was  alteiided  with  beneliriid 
results,  for  I'auline  liearil  that  she  was  miieli  bel- 
ter, and.  beiiiL'  of  a  very  saniriiine  lciii|Hr,  she  per 
filsted  ill  hoping  for  tlic  Ixst.  Pauline  hail  be- 
come a  iiniM-rsal  favorite.  Hy  ooii^lant  elTurl 
she  had  inasleied  the  langiiuge  nitiicienlly  to 
carry  on  any  son  of  a  conversation,  and  this 
was'al  once  a  recreation  to  her,  and  an  advan 
tage;  it  M'rviil  to  beguile  many  and  inanyatedi- 
Olis  lioiir.  It  also  showed  her  the  character, 
habits,  modi-  of  thought,  and  general  ways  of 
the  Sieili.tiis.  Moreover,  it  brought  her  into  close 
associaliiin  with  them,  and  enabled  her  to  secure 
their  good  ^vill  and  confidence. 

Tlie  Sicilian  women  were  by  no  means  a  bad 
lot.  They  ihoughl,  as  a  matter  of  course,  that 
Imgaiidnge  was  a  jierfectlv  respectable,  lionnra- 
ble,  nnd  I'lirisliaii  inoilc  of  getting  ones  living; 
but,  at  the  same  lime,  they  were  full  of  sympa- 
thy for  Iheir  jirisoners.  Not  one  of  those  women 
would  have  refused  any  kind  olliee  for  the  pris- 
ouers,  but,  at  the  same  time,  they  would  iiu^er 
dream  of  assi.sting  them  lo  escape,  iheir  ileliv 
erance  couhl  only  be  obtained  w  itii  the  consent 
of  their  husbands,  unless,  indeed,  they  should 
succeed  in  Hying  oil  by  Ibeiiiselves. 

The  women  were  thus  naturally  kind  heiirtid : 
but  Pauline's  amiability  nnd  cleverness,  together 
with  her  knowledge  of  the  language,  won  from 
them  a  larger  amount  of  alTi.etion,  which  also 
was  extended  to  Luc}-.  I.iiey  also.  ii|«iii  seeing 
the  good  effects  that  atteiided  Pauline's  en- 
deavor to  learn  the  language,  tried  to  do  Ihe 
same.  Her  euccess  was  by  no  menn«  remarka- 
ble, yet  still  she  learned  enough  to  enable  her 
to  get  along  with  the  hel)i  of  signs  and  gest- 
ures, and,  though  she  lagged  far  behind  Pan 
line,  yet  she  learned  eiiougli  to  be  very  useful  to 
Iter. 


(If  the  roblier-,  Ihiy  did  lint  we  very  miuli. 
These  gentry  came  and  went  witlinul  molesting 
IIki  prisoners.  Tliev  n|i|K'ared  lo  have  iin 
houiiih'd  contldence  In  their  women,  for  they 
often  left  the  place  for  days  together  with  ii'o 
other  (guards  over  the  prUoners  except  these; 
hut  the  contldence  wiis  Jnslltled  as  far  as  lliey 
were  concerned.  No  doubt  they  relied  upon 
the  reiiiolcneMSof  the  place,  and  did  not  siip|)o<.e 
that  any  of  the  prlsuiuis  woiilil  drenin  of  trying 
to  escaiM'. 

All  tills  lime  Kriiik  had  been  allowed  consldir- 
able  liberty,  lie  wiw  eoiillned  in  a  cottage  not 
far  from  the  old  ehiirch.  and  was  |H'rmllled  to 
see  the  hidies  every  da\  in  the  afternoon  lor  two 
or  three  hours.  The  ladies  Imlh  felt  sorry  for 
liiiii,  mid  trlid  to  make  it  asjileasant  for  him  as 
postible.  Pauline  had  never  fi'lt  any  repiigiianee 
to  him,  and  wliali'ver  l,ucy  had  fell  unci',  had 
beiome  gradiiiilly  cITaied,  tirst,  by  tlie  associa 
tioii  of  the  sea  voyage,  but  latterly  by  llietie  of 
a  coninion  niisfortiine.  'I  hey  could  not  |ook 
at  this  wreti  lied,  lonely,  haggard  luaii.  without 
deep  rollimiseratioil. 

All  till'  time  that  Kriiik  had  passed  Imd  been 
siHiit  by  hiniindeliberatiiigover  his  position, and 
the  best  chance  toeseaiK'.  lie  nail  nitirked  the 
course  hIiIcIi  they  had  taken  when  they  had 
Hist  been  broiiglit  here,  and  had  noliced  that  it 
tended  steadily  toward  Ihe  north.  Par  away  to- 
ward the  soiilli  he  could  see  a  blue  line  along 
the  hori/.on,  which  he  knew  lo  lie  the  sea,  and 
believed  to  be  near  Sclaci  a.  It  did  not  seem  to 
be  niori' than  thirty  iiiilcs  awnv.  The  country 
between  lisiked  brown  and  liurnt,  but  theie 
were  niMiierons  villages  visible,  and  tin  re  were 
also  vineyards,  anil  olive-groves.  To  be  <oii- 
lined  111  a  roblHr's  hold  while  all  around  were 
villages  and  Inwiis,  was  an  intohiable  thing, 
and  therefore  Prink  watched,  and  waited,  ami 
planned,  and  liop<<d. 

This  constant  watching  at  length  revealed 
lo  him  the  ini|)ortant  fact  that  the  guard  was 
bill  (iirelessly  kept.  Kirst,  there  was  Ihe  f,ict 
that  the  men  went  away  leaving  only  the 
women;  nnd  secondly,  there  was  aUo  Ihe  fad 
that  the  women  did  iioi  iroulile  tlicniselves  pur 
ticnlarly  about  their  pri^mers.  This  might 
have  arisen  from  thecoiiviction  that  liie  iirlson 
ers  lind  no  idea  of  trying  to  escape,  or  it  may 
have  sprung  from  the  ^lelief  that  in  such  a  eoiiii 
try  they  never  could  find  their  way  lo  any 
place  of  refuge  Uawever  this  may  have  heeii, 
there  wiw  Ihe  fact. 

Till-  i|iii-stioii  then  aro-'m  how  to  go  about  his 
escape.  .\nd  tirst  of  all,  should  lie  lly  ahiiie,  or 
should  he  lake  one  or  both  of  the  ladies? 

To  llv  alone  .-eenied  iK-rfeclly  easy.  .\s  for 
the  ladles,  it  was  only  I.ucy  tliiil  he  Ihoiiglit  of 
rescuing.  She  was  tlie  prize  for  wliiili  he  had 
been  playing  .'-n  desperalely  yet  -o  p.-ilienlly. 
If  be  could  res<iie  her  he  would  earn  her  end- 
less L'ralilude.  and  if  he  loiild  win  her  for  bis 
wife  the  way  lo  Landsdowne  would  be  u|Huied 
up.  To  leave  Lucy  behind  was  therefore  not  to 
be  thought  of;  .still  he  knew  that  Lucy  would 
not  be  willing  to  go  alone  willioiit  Pauline,  and 
eoiiseiiueiilly  it  would  be  necessary  for  liiiu  to 
devise  some  plan  bv  wliieli  he  could  pcTsiiailc 
her  to  lly.  .\  little  ihliberation  showed  him 
this. 

The  next  opiwrlnnity  that  he  had  he  men- 
tioned to  them  the  plan  that  Ik^  had  lorineil. 
Already  he  had  made  statements  to  them  which 
were  enlciihited  to  inspire  alarm  and  stimulate 
the  desire  to  escajie.  lie  now  ventured  to  rec- 
ommend Might  at  the  earliest  |)ossible  lime. 

"The  weeks  are  pa.'«<ing,"  he  said;  "three 
months  will  soon  go  liy.  Our  ran-oni  will  not 
be  here.  Voii  know  >vhat  the  result  will  Im'. 
The  brigand  chief  said  it — death!" 

"  Hilt  do  you  think  they  will  really  be  so 
criiei?"  asked  I, my;    "they  "ceiii  so  kind." 

"There's  no  hoiie.'said  Friiik;  "It  is  their 
law,  and  tllfcy  always  stand  by  it." 

"I  don't  see  how  tliev  can  have  the  heart 
to." 

"  Don't  trust  them.  When  money  is  con- 
cerned, these  men  are  as  merciless  a^  liends." 

"  I'm  sure  I  should  think  these  women  would 
persuade  them  to  spare  us." 

Friiik  shook  his  head. 

"  These  women."  said  he.  "are  the  slaves  of 
their  lords,  and  have  no  thought  sc'liaratc  from 
llicm.  If  their  husband',  ordered  them,  they 
tlieinselves  would  calmly  cut  all  our  throats." 

IJv  such  representations  as  these  Lucy's  seru 
pies  and  timid  hcsilaliou  were  done  away  with. 
Pauline,  beini:  of  a  far  moiv enterprising  nature, 
iiieded  no  |)er>uasioii.  She  herself  was  only  too 
e:iger  to  tly.     Tliere  was  but  one  objection. 


"Hut,  siippodewp  get  away,  whitt  will  liocome 
of  poor  inammaT" 
"Hut  what  ran  you  do  for  her  If  rou  are 

hi'rey" 

"  Well,  I  can  hear  from  her  at  leant  and  learn 
how  shei-  " 

'  Hill,  if  you  are  free,  you  will  be  able  lo  do 
Homelhlng.  You  can  ap|H'ul  to  Ihu  UrItUh  Em- 
bassador,'' 

"Oh!  can  I?  can  I,  really?  And  do  yoii 
think  he  would  helii  me?  " 

"Ofeniirse.  What  do  yni  siipiMwc  an  cm- 
bassiiiliir  is  made  foi '/  Tliiit  is  his  highrtt  duly 
—  !.i  protect  his  fellow  ( oiinlrynien." 

Now  they  liilki'il  oyer  the  details  of  their 
tliglit.  Day  after  day  wa«  taken  ii|>  in  makliiu' 
arrangeineiils.  A"  f.ucy  was  so  timid,  it  was 
del  ided  and  ai;reed  ujioi'i  that  Frink  should  lake 
charge  of  her,  while  Pmilini'  should  go  by  her 
self.  Hy  dividing  in  this  way  llie  chances  of 
caplnre  would  !«•  diminished.  A  plucn  of  ren 
dezvoiis  was  ap|Milnteil  on  the  other  side  of  the 
valhy,  where  awhile  lower  arose  from  ot.l  a 
mass  of  foliage.  For  Frink,  on  his  long  olisei 
vation  of  the  whole  eoenlry,  had  settled  upon 
eveiylhing.  It  was  also  arranged  that  tin  v 
should  disguise  lliemselves.  Frink  was  lodn»- 
ns  an  Italian  peasant.  Lucy  like  a  |K'asant  worn 
an,  while  Pauline  resolved  to  dri  -s  as  a  Ihu 
She  succeeded  in  getting  these  dresses  wlthoiil 
any  dillleiilly.  and  also  iii  obtaining  some  dark- 
colored  liquid,  with  which  Ihcy  could  stain 
their  faces  lo  Ihe  swarthy  complexion  of  the 
1  liildren  of  Sicily,  Such  wiis  Pauline's  Intimacy 
with  the  robber  women,  and  such  was  the  fm 
iloiii  now  allowed,  thai  she  was  able  lo  make 
these  preparations  wilhoiit  awakening  the  slight 
est  suspicion. 

FriiiK  ~  desien  will  now  Ik-  manifest.  Hi" 
former  plot  had  Imcii  to  go  up  the  country  willi 
.Mrs.  lli'iislowe,  and  Pauline,  and  Lucy,  have 
the  party  arresied  by  brigands,  save  Lucy  and 
lly.  leaviiii,'  Ihe  others  with  the  lirigainls.  In 
which  way  he  would  complete  the  deslrilclion 
of  ihe  llenslowe  family,  and  at  the  same  lime 
win  Lucy's  cialitiide  lis  the  savior  of  he  life. 
Hut  the  ioiinier-ploi  of  Drurywiih  Tliain  had 
iiivolvid  him  in  lliis  very  niin  that  he  had 
planni'd  for  others,  ills  present  piir|>ose  was  lo 
carry  out  bis  original  plan.  He  woidd  lly  with 
Luev,  and  save  her  if  |s>ssible.  Pauline  would 
be  left  111  wander  by  herself  throughout  the 
wilds  of  Sicily,  to  be"  recaptured,  as  he  conii 
dintly  believed,  or  to  perish.  .\s  lo  Paulino 
and  her  niother.  he  desin  d  and  lioiied  never  lo 
hear  of  them  again.  The  «  bile  to'.ver  w  hieli  he 
had  named  as  a  rendezvous,  he  had  iiidiealed 
for  the  express  imrpose  of  leading  Pauline 
astray,  for  be  had  olwrvcd  numbers  of  nitn 
coining  mid  going  at  that  point,  and  had  con- 
cluded that  il  wiisa  b.'iuiitof  brigands.  For  hi* 
own  part,  he  iiilended  to  lly  with  i.,ucy  in  a 
tolallV  diircrcnt  direction. 


CHAPTEH    XXXVIII, 


Till",  niglit  for  llic  attempt  at  Inst  came.  It 
was  clear,  and  the  sky  was  bright  with  stars. 
There  was  no  moon,  but  that  was  an  advantage. 
The  moonlight  would  have  disclosed  loo  much. 
What  light  there  was  served  to  show  a  patli- 
way,  while  at  the  same  time  it  rendered  coii- 
eealmeni  cisy.  At  about  midnight  Frink's  low 
rap  was  heard,  and  Lucy  got  out  of  the  window 
and  joined  him.  The  women  were  all  asleep, 
and  the  men  were  all  away.  Her  departure  wa* 
elfccted  willioiit  noi.se.  mid  without  dillleulty. 
Frink  had  arranged  this  beforehand,  and  the 
understanding  with  Pauline  wiu- that siie should 
set  out  a  half  an  hour  after  they  left,  and  make 
for  the  tower  nireaily  mentioned.  They  would 
wait  I'lere  for  her. 

Pauline  now  waited  as  palientlr  as  possible 
until  about  a  half  an  hour  seemed  to  have  pass- 
ed.    All  Vvas  slill.     .She  then  set  forth. 

She  had  already  disguised  herself.  Her  hair 
was  cut  short,  her  face  and  hands  stained 
brown,  and  she  wore  the  clothes  of  a  peasant 
boy.  She  looked  like  a  handsome  Sicilian  lad 
of  "about  lifteen,  Sueli  were  her  preparations, 
and  in  sui  h  a  guise  did  she  set  forth  to  lly  Iroin 
the  brigands. 

At  first  there  was  the  excitement  of  the  ad- 
venture, and  there  "was  also  the  thought  that 
none  but  women  were  around  her.  Had  it  not 
been  for  Ibis,  Pauline's  courage  jnight  have 
faltered,  and  she  might  have  turned  back  from 
an  attempt  like  this  in  wliieh  she  wivs  lo  coiw 
with  darkness,  and  solitude,  and  danger.     Hut 


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OLD  GARTH. 


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(h<  nbwDcc  of  till'  briifnrxl^  ronMiirPil  her,  tnil 
Willi  uvcry  «lep  iif  ilir  wiiy  ilio  full  uii  Incii'iwc 
of  ciiHtliliincc,  III  tlilH  w'liy  "lie  Htule  olT  from 
tlif  oil!  cliiiri  li,  iiikI  out  i>r  tin'  little  uliiHlcr  of 
lioiiM's.  Mio  llicii  (unie  tn  tli>'  brow  of  n  lontf 
liill  llmi  run  down  for  ki'VitiiI  iiilles  iiilu  a  vuC 
Imv.  1)11  llii'  o|)|H>hilc  »icli>  wiiH  till'  lowtr  wlioau 
wliltr  oiiillni:  wiiH  now  liul  biirily  dliiciTnlbli', 
Imk  'liiii  liiul  wen  il  ofli'ii  i'iioui;b  bv  iliiy,  iiiiil 
Imil  nmrki'il  tint  plati'  too  will  lo  inlxi  it.  On 
till'  lonif  ilop<!  Iberi'  wpii'  cIiisIith  of  olive  Irii'N 
liere  anil  tbere,  iiml  »lir  (liirlcii  iiiiiler  the 
shiulow  of  tlicHe  tis  *<ooii  11^  hIu>  (-oiild.  Tlie 
ground  wiut  qiiito  even,  an<l  llie  nielli  wim  not 
M>  dark  btil  tiiut  nlie  could  xe  iivr  way  no  iui  lo 
secure  a  fair  footing. 

Down  Ibis  loiiff  slope  she  went,  lakiiij{  nd- 
vanlnKe  <if  tbe  snuilow  of  trees  and  jirnveH 
wlienever  sbe  eouM.  and  at  oliier  limes  fj"'")? 
over  tbe  open.  Sin;  hoped  to  ealili  wji  Willi 
Prink  and  huey,  and  llierel'ore  went  as  lusl  an 
•lio  could  for  a  tiinu,  iiiilil  al  leni;tli  she  Imd 
gone  far  enoiiKli  away  to  make  hir  feel  more 
•eenie.  and  then  she  -laekem d  her  pace.  «o  ax 
to  save  her  Hlrenclh.  Al  lasl  she  reacheii  llie 
vniiey  at  the  Imlloin  of  Ihe  loiin  descent.  Here 
there  v/an  n  grove.  Ibroiinb  wliieli  gbe  bad  lo 
puM.  All  wan  sllll.  and  Ibe  only  nol»e  wan  tlio 
»ound  of  her  own  foolslep,.  I  ndir  lliulreeN  il 
wiu  (|uito  dark,  and  more  ihan  once  she  siuiii- 
bled  ami  fell  over  iiiojeelinj;  roois.  She  iiNo 
l)ernmo  bewildered,  and  wandered  for  some 
distance.  Tbe  grove  seemed  iniieli  larger  lliiin 
nhe  bad  "iipponed,  Inn  there  w.is  a  general  •lope 
of  Ihe  ground,  and  Ibis  served  bur  as  a  guide, 
for  -be  kept  onward  In  Ibe  direclion  where  tlit) 
ground  dei  lined. 

Al  length  she  laiiia  lo  some  rockn  and  round 
bowlders  of  various  sizes.     Il    looked   exaelly 
like  Ibe  ravine  win  re  she   nml  her  friends  bad 
been  eapliired;  111  fact,  it  was  Ihe  very  counter- 
pari  of  that  place.     She  saw  ibesame. surround-  ^ 
Ing  Wall  of  rocks  and  lednes,  ihe  sumo   rough 
bowlders  strewn  |>romi.seiion»ly  around.     This  : 
rescinblance  wa4  due  lo  Ibe  fact  llnil  both  places  ' 
were  of  Ibal  sort  very  eomnion  In  Sicily,  miuiely ;  j 
tbey  Were  the  bedN  ftf  river  lorienls.     Muring  | 
till'  Hei  seoHoii  llie.se  places  are  full  of  roaring,  j 
impi^^  ible  torrenlc.  while  al  olber   limes  they 
pre^'ii:    a  scene  of    harieu  desolallon.      Tlifa ' 
placi'  I'aulinc  eronsi'd.  and  on  reaching  Ihe  op- 1 
posile   «iilc   she  found  lierwif  once  more  in  a  , 

frove    like   that    wbii  11   she  had   left    behind.  ' 
leretlie  ;/round  tx'gan  lo  asceiid,  and  she  now 
rigliiiy  concluded  IJiat  she  was  on  tbe  opposite 
side  of  ilie  valley.  I 

Thus  far  she  find  seen  iiolblngof  Krii.li  and 
Lucy,  and  bad  heard  iiolliing.     .\|  tirst  sbe  bad  I 
hoiM'd  lo  eulch  up  with  ihein,  but  aflcr  herwun-  j 
tlerlngs  in  llie  grove  sbe  bad  given  up  this  idea,  ' 
and  bad  deferred  all  hope  of  iiieeling  them  uii-  ! 
til  tbcy  should  all  encoiinler  one  ariolber  at  Ihe  ! 
rendezvous   of    the   lower      In   this   hope  slu' 
toiled  along  and  iiscended  the  slope,    The  ground  | 
here  was  »iee|M'r  Ihan  il  bad  been  on  llie  oppo  1 
slti'siile.     rauiine  bad    become  eomplelely  lie- ' 
Wildered  ill  Ibe  grove;   she  had  lost  all  idea  of 
her  true  course,  ami  n  as  merely  going  on  w  bat 
seemed  nearest  to  Ihe  true  one.     She  was  ''oing 
up  a  rising  giiuind.  and  as  long  as  she  did  Ibis 
it  seemed  lo  her  a>  IIioiil'Ii  she  was  crossing  Ihe 
valley,  and  ouglil  lo  come  out  somewhere  not 
Tery  far  away  from  the  lower. 

Several  hours  had  now  passed,  and  Pauline 
tboiiglil  she  niiisl  have  gcuie  llie  distance  reijui- 
filc  to  bring  her  lo  Ihi!  lower,  but  as  yet  lliere 
wen- no  signs  of  it.  Tbe  trees  surroundeil  her 
on  all  sides,  shiiiiinjr  nut  all  -ighl  of  niiylhing. 
The  ground  slill  ascended,  and  was  now  sleeper 
and  rougher.  Pauline  was  I'linipellcd  to  go 
more  slowlv— a  lliiiig  she  w,is  hy  no  means  un- 
willing  to  do,  for  she  was  now  afraid  of  moving 
too  far  away  from  tbe  tower  Instead  of  walk 
ing,  she  sei'ined  lo  be  climbin:.',  and  llic  ascent 
al  length  grew  so  sleep  Ibal  she  was  compelled 
to  sit  down  and  rcsl  -everal  limes. 

It  Becnied  useliss  now  for  her  lo  keep  on  at 
this  rale,  so  as  she  sat  and  rested  ~lic  Ibougbt 
over  her  past  course,  and  tried  lo  discover 
where  ber  mistake  had  been,  li  seemed  now  lo 
her  Ibal  she  had  passed  lieyoiid  Ihe  lower  eillier 
ou  one  side  or  Ibe  other:  w'hich  side  siie  could 
not  tell.  To  go  hack  was  not  a  pleasant  idea. 
Sbe  preferred  lo  lake  a  new  coiiise,eilber  lo  Ihe 
right  or  lo  Ibe  left.  Which  of  these  lo  lake  she 
could  not  decide  for  some  lime,  hut  nt  lasl  by  a 
mere  inslincl,  she  turned  loward  Ihe  riglil.  She 
now  walked  in  tliis  new  direclitui  for  n  ion^' 
time.  The  trees  grew  more  and  morcBcatlercd, 
•nd  al  length  she  came  lo  a  narrow  pathway. 
This  she  crossed  and  kept  on  in  her  former 
course      The  tree-  givw  lliinner  and  more  scat- 


ter«l.  and  it  M-cmeil  lo   Pauline  that  she  wiu  i      "That's  right.     Come,  little  one,  and  folio* 


approaching  some  open  plai  e. 

Now,  too,  tbedarKncks  Ijegan  lo  decline,  anil 
(he  tliHlicil  nky  showed  her  w  lure  Ibe  eiut  wan.  , 
It  WON  dawn  of  day.     8hu  bad  been  wandering 
all  tbe  night.     Shu  was  foolHoru  and  faint,  and 


Willi  these  wolds  Ihe  man  led  Ihe  way,  while 
Puiiline  followed,  lo  an  open  place  beyond  thii 
wood.  Here  Ihere  was  a  boundless  view,  for 
tile  place  neennd    to    be   the    summit  of  a  lofly 


ber  treinbling  limbs  could  scarce  siinporl  llieir  ,  ridge,  up  whose  declivily  Pauline  had  advanced 
weighl.  \\.  last  there  was  n  burst  of  red  light;  .  ever  slm  e  she  had  turned  away  from  the  lower 
Ibe  sun  arose,  and  al  the  same  tune  Pauline  |  lielow.  Ileyond  Ibis  open  Ihere  arose  u  tower 
came  out  upon  the  brow  of  a  high  wide  bill.       isonielhlng    like  Ihe  one    formerly    mciilioiied. 

The  hill  was  bare  She  was  on  the  edge  of  f  Towers  like  lliese  are.  however,  frecpieiit  in 
the  grove.  Sbe  could  see  for  un  Inmiense  ills  i  Kleily,  when  In  limes  past,  tin'  land  for  ages 
laii<;e.  iler  position  was  to  elevaled  Ibal  ail  i  was  given  up  lo  all  manner  id'  inli  rnal  wars. 
Ihe  siirronnding  coiiniry  appeared  to  lie  spread  As  lliev  advanced  toward  Ibis  tower,  llie  man 
beiiculb  her  feel.  Sbe  could  not  recognize  any- 1  paused,  and  on  loniing  up  Pauline  saw  a 
thing.  She  (oiild  not  make  oiil  anything  that  |  yawning  abyss  of  unknown  depth,  and  of  a 
looked  like  tbe  place  she  had  es<'a|ieil  from.  Atiwhiili  thai  varied  from  iwenly  lo  a  hundred 
length  as  ber  eyes  wandered  all  aboultbey  rested  '  feel.  Sbe  saw  now  I  hut  Ibe  place  on  whieli  the 
on  an  obiiM'l  far  down  the  hill.  It  was  a  while  i  lower  stood  was  an  itolaled  rock  wiih  pre 
lower,  whli'li  seemeii  lo  Im' of  Ihe  «umo  shape  |  eipiloiis  sides,  which,  us  far  as  appearances 
and  size  as  I  he  one  which  had  lieenappolnleil  for  i  weiil,  could  only  be  a|iproachi'il  from  this  ilircC' 
IherendezvoiiN.  A  longer  survey  convinced  Pan-  lion.  Here  she  saw  u  ladder,  bv  meiins  of 
line  Unit  it  must  be  the  one,  and  that  she  had  j  whii  h  the  abyss  could  be  crossed.  'I'liis  ladder 
walked  past  it  while  i:oing  Ihrougb  Ihe  woods.  It  was  placed  against  the  clilf  opposite,  which  rose 
was  oIkiuI  two  or  lliiee  iiiiles  down,  and  she  had  up  .some  eighl  or  leii  feel  higher  Ihan  ou  Ihe 
gone  Ibal  far  beyond  il,  climbing  all  Ihe  way,      {  side  where  she  was  slanding. 

The  sli{bl  of  the  lower  lllled  her  with  joy.    Al  j      "(.'an  you  go  aiross  there! '  asked  the  man. 
once  all  ber  faligiie  was  forgolleii.     She  started       Puuline  looke.l  down  at  the  abyss  and  sbud- 
immediately   lo    return.      There    she    i bought  [  ,|,.red. 


Krink  and  I.ucy  were  awniliiig  her,  iKrhups 
already  lliey  were  deploring  ber  absence,  per 
Imps  lliey  were  going  lo  do  something  rash  lo 
save  her.  She  must  hasten  back  anil  join  tbeni. 
Full  of  Jov  she  hurried  back,  but  her  joy  did 
not  make  lier  iinpnidenl.  Slie  remembered  the 
danger  there  was  of  discovery,  and  kept  ilose 
under  tlio  trees.  In  this  way  more  than  half  an 
hour  passed,  and  she  had  now  come  dosclo  the 
tower.  Suddenly  somelhing  atlracled  her  at- 
tention.  She  crouched  low  and  looked  with 
tlxed  and  eager  gaze. 

There  were  three  men.     Tbey  had  just  .^orae 
oul  of  Ihe  tower.     Tbey  stood  oulsiifc.     After 
them  came    a   fourth.     All  apiK'ured  lo  lie  en 
gaged  111  earnest  debate.     Tbey  w^ere  all  armed. 
'I'hey  were  also  all  dress  d  exactly  like  lier  lale 
master's,  the  brigands.     Pauline  felt  sure  that 
lliese  men  were  those   very  brigands,  and  thai 
lliey   were   now  in   pursuit  of   her  and   Liny,  i 
As  this  thougbl  came  lo  her  a  chill  of  horror 
passed  over  her,  and   for  a  moment  all  seemed  ' 
lost.     It  was  as  though  slic   had  been   .drcaily  | 
capltircd.     The  fact  that  she   saw   them  made  ; 
her  feel  as  liioiigb  Ihey  must  also  see   her.     As' 
she  looked.  Iwo  others  eanic  out,  and  Hie  band 
then  broke  up  into   knots  and  wandered  apart.  ' 
After  a  lime  some  of  them  went  into  llio  tower  i 
again. 

At  this,  Pauline's  presence  of  mind  returned.  | 
Slie  fell  Ibal  she  wa.s  slill    free.     Tliis  IhoUL'bl  . 
roused  her.     Once  .'iL'ain  her  weariness  was  for-  i 
gollcn;    sleallhily    leil    swifily   she    witbdiew| 
from   the  place,  and,  sckiug  the  conce.'iinient  i 
of  the  trees,  ...he  iiscendiil  the  long  slope  loward  j 
llie  lop  of   Ihe    hill.     She  had    no  plan    now.  ' 
Her  only  immcdiale  desire   was  ;o  tliul  some 
place  of  leinporary  safely  or  shelter  where  slie 
might  rest.     In  Ibis  way  she  wcnl  on  for  hours. 
At  the  end  of  that  lime" she  fell   reaily  lo  drop. 
She  was  also  starving  with  hunger.     Her  brain 
seemeii  lo  reel.     Iler  knees  lollered. 

Suddenlv  she  beard  a  loml  voice.  She  looked 
111). 

A  Inli  mail  stood  before  her  with  a  menacing 
u'cslure.  He  was  armed.  She  bad  fallen  upon 
Ibis  man  unawares. 

Pauline  sunk  upon  tlio  ground 
"Sigiior!'    she    miirinurcd. 
cibo'     Pane!   i>er  I'anior  di  Dio 


'Oil.   signer. 


CHAPTKIt   XXXIX. 

Ol.n   OAHTll.  • 


Very  well,  llien,"  said  the  m«u.  "I'll  get 
you  across.  " 

.Saying  lliis,  he  look  Pauline  in  his  arms,  and, 
wilhoul  a  word,  strode  across  the  abyss  on  the 
ladder.  Pauline,  in  a  paralysis  of  fear,  clung 
lo  him  as  he  made  the  li'rrible  passage,  but 
the  man's  words  reassured  her,  and  she  was  put 
down  on  the  olber  side  before  she  could  give 
utlerauce  lo  her  terror. 

"Now,"  said  the  man,  "I'll  get  you  your 
breakfast.  Vou've  just  coine  in  time,  for  I  was 
going  away." 

Willi  these  words  he  entered  the  lower. 
Pauline  followed,  and  the  man  began  to  pro- 
duce various  eatables. 

The  inlerior  of  the  tower  consisted  of  one 
chainber  about  twelve  feel  square.  Above  Ihii 
was  an  upper  one,  lo  which  the  ascent  was  made 
by  means  of  a  ladder  through  a  trapdoor.  The 
walls  of  Ibe  lower  were  at  least  twelve  feet 
lliiek  all  around.  There  was  a  nias.-ive  gale, 
and  a  rusty  iron  grating.  A  iiiclie  in  the  wall 
was  covered  over  with  a  board,  and  served 
as  a  closet,  from  w  liicli  Ihe  man  drew  forth  vari- 
ous articles  of  foml.  A  cold  ipiail,  Inilf  of  a 
roast  duck,  some  rolls  of  brown  bread,  a  llask 
of  wine— such  was  the  breakfast.  'I'liese  were 
spread  upon  a  rough  table.  Puuline  was  invited 
to  sit  upon  a  beer  ke'_'  and  eat.  She  did  so,  and 
us  she  ate  Ihe  man  sat  apart  staring  through  Ihe 
door  at  llie  outer  world,  andoceaslonully  taking 
keen  lliouu'h  furtive  glances  at  bis  gue-l.  lie 
said  notliing.  however,  except  occasionally  when 
he  urged  lier  lo  lijke  more  wine,  or  olTercd 
some  I  ogiiac.  Ho  seemed  lo  feel  that  his  first 
and  highest  duly  was  to  satisfy  Ihe  wants  of 
bis  guest,  and  tlii'n  he  would  have  plenty  of  op- 
portunity lo  make  any  inipiiries  thai  he  might 
wish.     • 

At  length  Pauline  finished,  and  began  lo 
thank  the  slranger. 

"  Vou  sreni  lo  liuvc  lost  your  way,"  said  he, 
by  way  of  opening  a  conversation.  "Do  you 
live  far  from  liere?  " 

"  Ves,"  said  Pauline;   "  very  far." 

"  Not  a  Sicilian,  I  suppose?'' 

"  Xo." 

"  I  Ibougbt  not," 

"  I'm  Kiis.'lish,  "  said  Pauline, 

"  Wlial!"  cried  tlic  man.  "The  devil  you 
are!  "  The  man  spoke  in  V^nglish  him.self.  and 
spoke  like  an  Knglishnrui;  lie  stared  hard  nt 
Pauline,  and  bis  face  assumed  an  expression  of 
cimii>li'tc   bewilderment.     Hut   if   the  stninger 


fell  astoui.shcd  al  finding  that  Ibis  apparent 
As  Pauline  sunk  upon  tbe  L'loiind,  the  man    peasant  boy  was  Englisli.'so  Pauline  fell  equal 

came  up  to  her,  and,  as  she  spoke  those  words,    astonishiiipiit  at  flnding  'hat  her  host  was  also 

be  stooped  and  i,'entlv  raised  In  r  ;  Kngli-b.     A  transport  of  joy  overwhelmed  her. 

"Come,    little  one,"  said  be.  in  llic  Sicilian  I  .'l  •^''omcil  i"  Ibougli  she  liad  escaped  from  all 

dialect,     "  t'hcer  up. 

vou." 


'  said   be 
I'll  find   something  for 


His  voice  was  a  deep  ba.«s,  but  there  was 
something  in  its  intonations  which  sounded 
kindly  lo  Pauline.  She  looked  up  ha-lily.  ami 
I>erccivcd  that  tbe  man  was  regarding  lier  with 
something  like  pity.  She  fell  encouraged,  and 
slaggerecl  lo  her  feel. 

"  Vou  seem  tired,"  -aid  the  man. 

"  I  am  starving,'  -aid  Pauline. 
'Conic,  then.     Can  you    walk,  or    sUall  I 
carrv  vou'.'     It's  only  a  few  -teps.' 

••rillrv." 


her  enemies. 

"Ob."  she  cried,  "how  glad  I  am!  I've 
been  caplureil  by  brigands.  I've  been  held  by 
them  for  ransom,  and  I  rau  away  lust  night! 
Oh,  bow  glad  I  am!" 

'  What!— you! — captured! — an  English  lioy ' 
I'd  like  lo  know  what  brigands  there  are  about 
here  thai  coiilil  keep  this  so  close,  and  from  iin'. 
Were  you  alone,  or  were  there  more?" 

"  Three  others." 

"  Three  others!     And  all  English?"     '   ,i. 

"Yes." 

"  Were  they  lelallves?" 


!     84 


OLD  GAUTU 


•■|*im!«    II 
Yiiii  miiat 


"  \'fn;  mv  miilhrr,  r»ii<\  •  Imly  rimI  Rrnllc- 
nittii— fricniiH  i)f  mini'." 

"  Kiiiir  iiri?>c)mT»!  Kmir!  niicl  «>  li>ii)j  n  lliiic! 
niul  Ir'IiI  to  ntiisoin.  Ily  lli'iivcii.  wlmt  muiiiI' 
(Iri'ls  llicy  iin!     And  wliiTf  arc  lliu  iilliimr 

"  My  inolht-r  was  ri'inovril  hotik'  ilinc  hko  to 
Moiltti  I'itoiio.  Tor  Ikt  liiallh.  Tlii'  ollici'ii  ii 
ca|H'il  lual  iilKlit.  when  1  illil.  " 

"  Mniitu  Utoi'lo?  Willi  wu  your  molliiT'H 
namr?" 

"  lli'imlowf." 

"  Hi'iislowcl"  said  till'  iitlicr,  Ntarliij,'  li;iicl  at 
Paiiliiiii,    who    bluBlicd    deeply. 
You  Imve  a  Hiroiij?  lleimlowu  look. 
Xxi  related  to  Taiiured." 

"  Taiirredl"  exclaimed  Pauline. 

•■Ye»." 

"  \Vc  -wc — heloii),'— to  tliB  wuiie  faniilv," 
•aid  Pauline.  She  wan  In  ^leat  Irepidiitlon 
now.  8h«  had  eonie  m  n,  hoy,  ami  did  not 
know  how  In  exiilalii  'Sal  »he'wa«  not.  She 
bad  no  clolhe.n  hut  wnat  she  wore.  To  ht 
lliifi  man  suppose  that  nhe  was  a  ^'Irl  woulil  hr 
iutolerahle.  All  her  maidenly  chumi  oppou'd 
tUls.  She  trufvled  him:  she  recpdred  his  litlii, 
but  Hlie  dareil  nut  tell  liliii  who  ahe  wan.  lie 
had  no  <l(jubt  that  she  wan  a  boy.  As  tueli,  alie 
luuld  gel  alon^  until  she  bhould  reach  a  placi' 
where  »ho  could  come  out  in  her  own  proper 
l>cr»on. 

"  The  same  family.  I  thought  «o.  Y'ou  look 
awfully  like  him.     And  who  were  the  others?" 

"  MIm.s  Lundsdowiie." 

'■  I.andsdowiie!     What  name!" 

"  Lucy." 

"  Luey!     Not  I.adv  l.ucv,  from  the  Hallt" 

"  Y'es;  Bhe  left  the  Uall. 

••  Why?" 

"  I  don't  know."  said  Pauline. 

"Hut  how  did  she  gel  to  Sicilv?"  aiiked  the 
other,  in  utter  bewilderment.  "  \Vho  eWu  was 
there?     What  wax  the  name  of  the  man?" 

•'  Frink.  ' 

"Frink! "  exclaimed  the  other,  in  an  awful 
voice.    "  His  Christian  name— do  you  know  it?" 

"Oh.  yes;   It  is  Otto  Frink." 

"  Otto  Frink;  its  the  dame  man;  fly  Ileav- 
en'h',  lie'H  Ijceu  too  quick  for  us.  What"  11  Tan 
cred  do?" 

At  this  he  ro.sc  with  every  mark  of  the 
Urougest  agitalioii,  and  went  out  of  die  tower 
into  the  open  iiir.  leuving  Pauline  full  of  won- 
der. Who  e<dild  this  he,  who  seemed  so  faniil 
iar  with  the  names  Uenslowe  and  Lainlsdowne? 
Who  could  this  Ik-,  who  was  acquainted  with 
TancredV  Who  could  this  lie  who  was  associated 
thus  with  her  friends?  And  why  bad  he  shown 
■uch  emolion  at  llic  name  of  Otto  Frink?  Such 
(jUtslioiis  M9  these  came  to  her  mind,  but  she 
WHS  not  able  to  furnish  any  answer  whatever  to 
them.  But  Pauline's  intcrist  in  this  man  wax 
too  i:reat  to  be  (piicted.  and  she  w|slie<l  to 
learn  more  from  him.  So  she  rose,  iinil  went 
outside.  He  was  elanding' there  lookiui:  at 
(pace.  Before  him  was  a  boundless  prospect — 
many  a  hill  and  vale,  many  a  town  and  tower, 
the  ilediterranean  in  llic  distance,  and  a  siispl 
cion  of  the  coast  of  Africa,  or  a  blue  line-on  the 
far  horizon.  But  none  of  these  things  attracted 
his  attention. 

"  Boy,"  said  be,  aa  Pauline  came  up  and  in 
front  cif  him,  "  boy,  you  have  been  a  witness 
of  an  infernal  crime  that  I  haven't  got  to  the 
laottom  of.  For  of  all  the  villains  that  ever 
lived,  this  Otto  Frink  is  the  worst.  Your  name- 
sake and  relative.  Tancred  Henslowe,  can  tes- 
tify to  this.  He  and  I  both  can  testify  to  this. 
Otto  Frink  tried  to  murder  us.  He  is  trying  to 
citerminate  all  the  Henalowes  and  Lauds 
downcs,  I  believe.  " 

At  this  a  suspicion  came  to  Pauline. 

"  Are  you  not  Garth?"  she  asked. 

"  Ves,'' said  the  other,  "  my  name  is  Garth 
Landsdowne,  my  lad— gener.illy  known  as  Old 
Garth.  You  may  call  me  Garth,  for  I  like  you ; 
do  you  hear?  and  what's  your  name?  Christian 
name  I  mean?" 

"Paul,"  said  Pauline,  Tith  a  blush,  which 
glowed  deathly  inder  htr  swarthy  skin. 

"Paul.  Well  Paul,  my  boy;  you  and  I'll 
have  to  get  pretty  well  acquainted;  and  as 
ypu're  a  Uen.slowe,'  you  have  the  right  stuff  in 
you.  I'll  tell  you  a  story  about  this  Frink 
that'll  open  your  eyes.  May  be  you  can  tell  me 
something  .ibout  him  that'll  open  mine.  Per- 
haps between  us  we  shall  be  able  to  get  some 
clew  to  this /ast  performance  of  his.     But    I'd 

five  something  to   understand   how   it   Is  liiat 
'rink  has  formed  a  connection  with  my  friends 
the  brigands. 


ClIAPTliU  XL. 

Till.  ■'  IIOV.    TAf  I.," 

Gautii  had  evhienily  taken  an  uncommonly 
Hiriing  faniy  to  the  Ixiy,  Paul.  He  patted  his 
heail,  leaned  his  arm  atTectionalely  around  his 
shoulder,  and  sal  talking  with  liuu  for  hours 
together  Now,  the  boy,  Paul,  did  not  ex 
actly  kno  ^  what  to  do  uniler  llie  circumstances. 
Had  she  lieen  .Miss  HeiisloHi'.  Garth  would 
never  have  <lreaineil  of  these  liiile  marks  of 
esleein.  But  sin*  was  i|ie  boy,  Paul,  and  how 
could  she  wotinil  or  olli'nd  hmi  by  shaking  off 
his  big  hand  as  it  rested  gently  on  her  bea<l. 
She  could  not.  For  her  own  |iarl  she  felt  very 
sirangely  ilrawn  toward  this  grim,  gaunt  mini, 
for  she  saw  under  his  rough  eiterior  a  uohle 
and  a  genth'  nature.  Bi'sldes.he  was  Tancrrd's 
best  friend — one  of  nhom  she  hail  often  heard, 
and  whom  slie  had  learned  from  him  to  ad 
niire.  Old  Garth  was  a  famill.ir  name,  and  here 
was  Old  (iarth  hiniself  bifore  her.  He  seemed 
to  her  like  a  big  brother,  and  she  fell  a  sweet 
sense  of  protection  and  of  peace. 

(jiarlh  soon  made  her  aciiualuted  with  hi) 
present  positUm  and  pitst  affairs.  Among  other 
thiugs  he  gave  a  full  and  eomplele  account  of 
the  search  after  the  treasure,  the  betrayul  of 
Frink.  their  escape,  their  persevering  endeavors, 
and  their  llnal  success.  All  this  was  news  to 
Pauline.  She  now  saw  of  course  that  Frink  had 
s|Hiken  lies  all  along.  She  saw  also  that  Frink 
had  no  doubt  contrived  the  destruction  of  her 
mollier  and  herself.  This  discover)  awakened 
terror  within  her  as  to  the  present  position  of 
her  mother.  She  now  fell  most  painfully  the 
necessity  of  keeping  her  secret.  She  would 
liave  given  much  to' tell  Garth  all.  But  she 
couM  not  tell  hliu  that  she  was  a  lady.  She 
must  continue  to  pa»s  for  a  iMiy.  Still  she  ap- 
proached as  near  as  possible  to  Itie  jMiint. 

".Mr.  Frink,"  said  she,  "often  mentioned 
Tancred,  kno'ving  Ibat  wc  lielcuiged  to  the 
same  family.  He  told  us  also  that  he  had  gone 
on  some  sort  of  a  speculation  as  you  mention, 
bill  it  had  failed." 

■  Did  he  say  what  bad  become  of  Tancred?" 
"  Yes." 
"  What?" 

"  That  be  bad  gone  to  Florence,  having  made 
an  engagement  wilh  a  wealthy  American.  " 
"  Oh!     And  did  he  mention  me?" 
"No." 

"  H'm.  Well.  Tancred  '11  gel  home  all  right 
before  his  mother  and  sister  begin  to  feel  anx- 
ious. He  was  a  good  son.  and  awfully  fond  of 
Ills  mother  and  bister.  He  ubed  to  talk  of  them 
all  the  time.  " 

"  I  believe  his  sister  is  a  governess,  or  some- 
thing." said  Pauline,  indifferently. 

"t'omc,  now,  my  tine  fellow,"  said  Garth, 
harshly,  "  none  of  tiiat  infernal  aTisiocrat^c  su- 
jKMciliousness.  Let  me  tell  you,  Pauline  Hens- 
lowe IS  an  English  lady  and  a  noble  hearted  girl ; 
the  fact  of  her  being  poor  is  no  discredit.  I  ad 
mire  her  for  her  pluck,  her  industry,  her  clieerl- 

ness " 

"  Ah,  well,  "  interrupted  Pauline.  "I  didn't 
mean  nnylhing.  I  dare  say  she's  all  very 
well." 

"  Well,  you  must  know  that  the  fact  of  a  girl 
being  a  governess  doc-in't  prevent  her  from  be 
ing  a  lady." 

"  Cerlainly  not,"  said  Pauline,  meekly. 
"  What  puz/les  me,"  said  Garth,  again,  "is 
the  peculiar  relations  between  Frink  and  the 
brigands.  I'll  be  hanged  if  I  can  unilersl.'id  it 
at  all.  He  seems  to  have  been  dragced  off  in 
spile  of  hini.self.  Its  just  possible;  but  then  he 
may  have  arranged  that  i:i  order  to  impose  on 
till!  others.  Perha|is  in  bis  escape  last  night  he 
merely  planned  to  go  home  again  and  let  you 
slide.  But  its  a  ipiier  business,  and  I'll  have  to 
go  about  an#  hunt  him  up  to  i«iy  off  old 
scores.'' 

'You  see."  continued  Garth,  "my  position 
here  is  a  peculiar  one.  I'm  working  up  the  Si- 
cilian Hepublic.  I've  got  lots  of  followers  all 
eager  for  liberty,  fraternity,  and  equ.iliiy.  Some 
are  my  old  friends,  but  others  are  a  new  lot. 
The  most  of  my  old  friends  havi!  gone  over  to 
the  Government  and  taken  ofllces.  Some  of 
them  have  turned  again  and  come  over  to  me. 
The  fact  is,  the  whole  thing  with  them  is  a  mere 
money  question.  As  long  as  they  can  get  a  liv- 
ing ot'it  of  it  they'll  work  for  a  republic  or  any- 
thing else.  They  find  that  1  have  money,  and 
so  they  coine  to  me.  Of  course  they're  not  relia- 
ble. Not  one  of  them  but  would  betray  nie  to 
morrow  for  f.vo  and  sixpence.  That's  why  I 
live  here  on  this  rock.  1  haul  up  my  ladder  a'nd 
c»u  %et  them  at  dellauce.     Besides,  I  have  an- 


other way  of  (vttliig  up  and  down  thai  I  to- 
vented  inysrif.  No  one  knows  alHiul  it  eiccnl 
Die.  oh,  thc»e  devils  ai«  Ireadirtous  dvvlM, 
you  may  be  sure  of  that,  I  don't  know  but 
what  i'lf  have  loghe  up U'tore Iu0|{.  If  Icoultl 
only  llnd  the  deei  nl  (X'ople  taking  up  the  laiist* 
—  or  if  I  could  llnd  llie  people  that  do  taki  It  up 
willing  to  make  some  nairillie.  I  wouldn't  mind; 
hut  you  >ee  how  it  Is  1  m  the  only  man  In 
Sicily  that's  willing  lo  do  anything  fur  the  gi>o<l 
cause,  and  I'm  a  foreignir.  There's  a  sitiiiitloa 
for  you.  I'll  till  you  what  it  U.  For  the  prexiUt, 
at  least,  I  mean  lo  ht  the  ;.'ood  cause  slide.  I'll 
hunt  up  your  mother  and  .Miss  Landsdowne, 
and  gel  llietn  out  of  the  clutches  of  these  infernal 
devils," 

Pauline  asked  him  whether  the  brigands  that 
captured  her  could  have  had  anv  connection 
with  the  Sicilian  Uepiibllc. 

"  Why  that's  ihe  m  ry  thing  that  makes  me  so 
savage,'  cried  (birth.  •'  I  believe  that  everyone 
of  those  Infernal  rascals  are  In  my  pay  assoldirnt 
of  the  Hepublic.  And  so,  as  they  are  gathered 
ciuiveniently  logelher  in  hands,  and  have  nolh- 
ing  else  to' do.  they  lake  to  capluring  unfort- 
unate travelers,  nnd  liohling  them  to  rausoin. 
Bui  I'll  have  sometliing  to  say  about  thit. 
Listen,  now,  hoy.     Are  you  a  coward ■r" 

Pauline    was   an   awfi'il   coward,    but,    beiDX 
the  "  boy,  Paul,"  "he  dared  not  confess  it. 
"  I  don't  know." 
Garth  smiled  a  paternal  smile. 
"Oh,    well,"   said    lie,    "you're    small    ud 
young,  — Slid   too    nervous  altogether       When 
you  knock  alMiit  more  you'll  be  all  right.     At 
any  rate,  I  won't  try  you,     I'll  go  alone  " 
"  (io  alone?" 
"  Y'es." 
"  Where?" 

"  Why,  to  my  friends,  the  brigands.  I  sup- 
pose yon  don'tfecl  particularly  anxious  to  go 
wilh  ine?" 

Pauline  was  silent.  She  certainly  did  not  feel 
anxious  to  go,  and  iireferred  very  much  iierer 
111  see  any  one  of  the  brip.nds  again.  Aside 
from  ordinary  fear  there  was  also  the  unpleas- 
ant chance  ol'^  having  her  disgiuse  at  once  de- 
tected by  her  old  friends.  And  Ihe  in. n  -hi- 
saw  of  (iarlli,  Ihe  more  she  dreaded  his  linding 
out  Ihe  truth  about  her. 

"  Well,"  said  Garth.  "  il'i  no  u»e  going  to- 
day." 

"  Why  not?" 

"  Well,  they'll  all  lie  off,  in  every  direction. 
I'll  start  tomorrow  morning  at  dawn,  ;ind  get 
down  to  them  when  Ihey  are  at  their  lueakfast. 
I'll  have  it  out  wilh  them  then  and  there." 

"  But  don't  you  think  that  they  may  do  some 
harm  before  then?" 

"  Well,  you  see,  llie  fact  is,  I  won!  lie  able  to 
llnd  them,  whii-ever  they  are.  Tliev  scatter 
everywhere.  Besides,  wlio  are  they  wlioiii  they 
would  barm.  Y"our  mother,  1  take  ii.  is  safe. 
You  are  safe.  Well,  there  remain  Frink  and 
Lady  Lucy.  Frink,  I  suppose,  has  his  own 
plans  about  her.  For  the  life  of  me  1  cannot 
find  out  or  even  imagine  how  it  would  l*  for 
his  mierest  lo  harm  her  in  any  way.  I  think 
Ills  fliglil  with  her  is  a  sham.  "He  wants  to  get 
off  w  lib  her.  and  make  her  think  he  has  -savetl 
her  from  some  aw  fill  fate.  In  wliicli  case  he 
liopes  to  succeed  to  Ihe  unfortunate  Tnncrcd  in 
her  young  affections  " 
"Never!  "  said  Pauline. 
"  Oil,  you  don't  know!  Why  not?" 
"She  is  not  so  shallow  as  thai,"  said  Pauline. 
Oh,    that's     the     way."     laughed     Garth. 


!"  That's  ahvavs  the  way  with  you  tiovs.     Yoa 
I  think  all  wiunen  are  angels, — that  is,  all  yotmg 
women.     Wait  till  you  get  as  old  as  I  am" 
i      Pauline  was  sileiil.     To  such  a  remark  sht 
I  had  nolbing  to  say. 

I      '•Her  best  chance,"  continued  Gnrlh.  "will 
j  be  to  get  back  to  Kngland.     Tancred  may  turn 
1  up   in  time  lo  save  her   from  throwing   lieiwlf 
I  away, — and   may   possibly,"    lie  added   dryly, 
I  "  give  Frink  a  bad  fright, — Ibat  is,  if  1  don't  se-e 
him  before  then  and  give  him  a  worse  one.    My 
'•  best  chance  will  !«■  to  hunt  him  iqi  among  my 
';  Sicilian  HepublicMns;  and  if  1  tind  him.  I  «wear 
I'll  form  a  court-martial,  and  have  him  tried  for 
murder.    The  offense  was  committed  within  the 
limits  of  Sicily.     1  recoirnize,  and  wo  all  recog- 
nize the  Sicilian   Hepublic  as  the  only   lawful 
!  government,  and.  consequently,  if  1  liiid  Frink, 
j  I'll  have  him  tried  for  his  life.'" 
I      At  another  'time  in  the  day  Garth  took  Pau- 
line alsiut  to  show  her  the  place. 
I      "Now,  niyson,".iaid  Garth,  putting  his  arm 
in  his  usual"  affectionate  "  elder-brother  "  fash- 
ion about  Pauline,  r-o  Hint   his  hand  resteil  on 
I  her  shoulder;   "  now,  my  .son,  to-morrow,  you'll 


\jiju  urAL\xn. 


FTfl" 


bs  lier*  kll  dkjr  alone,  liko  Itiililnwni 
You'll  bt  parfnGllYMfa      lluul  up  iliv 
may  wl  lliu 


- —  , J --     IrliMil. 

uml  you  may  wl  lliu  wurM  ut  lU'ii  iin  r.  Nn  liin' 
run  i(i.'t  up  liirt'  If  ynu  miV  im.  1  "Imll  Im-  Imi  h  liv 
iiuiiil>>wii  or  |irrli»|M  ciirlliT,  l»il  If  iiiivllilii.' 
Iiii|>|«'ii<<  lo  ilt'liilti  nil',  you  II  liiivi'  liiia  til  ml 
I'm  iifrujil  yimll  fed  iiiiivly,  Iml  I  II  fiil  Imii'lv 
too.  I'll  mllii'i'  liari<  ymi  wllli  im ,  liiit  tliin  I'll 
ratliiT  not.  You  ilnii'i  know  Imw  InfiTiiiilly 
Jolly  ll  la  Id  Imvii  ymi  lioK.  Tluw  IIiiIiiiiih  up- 
H  mlmniliii'  liil.  It  niulnil'i  inc  of  lli<<  lime  wliiii 
Tunirrd  .iiiil  1  Htri-  i.n  ilie  UUml" 

Holliutivo  wiilkL'il  iiMiiut.  mill  I'liulliiv  miw 
that  till-  plan-  wuh  iw  UartU  mI<1,  nlniOTt  imt 
(tctly  luuiTi'Mlble. 


C'lIAl-IKU  XM 

Al.llNK 

"  Now,  I'm  ifolni  off.  litllc  one,"  milil  Onrili. 
"nnil  I'm  ;;i'iiii.' lo  li'avi.' vou  Ihtiv  I  ltinii;.'lil 
•t  flni  of  iikliiK  you  wlifi  iiir.  Iiul  I  llml  liat  It 
will  finlmini--  my  iiii'tlon->  I  ilon'i  cnrc  iilmul 
triiatln^yuu  liulanifir.  I  »liull  fi'i  I  nnxloiin  iiii- 
lew  I  know  you're  "life.  You  will  1h'  miff  here. 
Y'ou'vi'oiily  yol  toliaiil  upllie  liiililrr.  nnil  llien 
you  enn  »i|  iiTl  Sicily  al  (lelluiice  Pon'l  lei  ll 
down  for  any  living  iM-imj  exeept  me.  You  ran 
Me  me  when  I  come  from  that  rmk  yoniler, 
where  you  lan  nee  wllhnul  helnn  «eni."' 

In  lliev  woriU  Kill  Oarlli  cxiirea-Kil  the  ten 
(Icr  fei  linir  "f  an.xioUH  reiaril  wiiirh  he  nlremlv 
fell  for  Ihi-  "  l)iiy,  I'nul.  "afiejlni;  which  liehini 
■elf  (llil  not  nl  all  iiiiileriilanil.  but  ninxlilereil  in 
tome  Hiirt  an  ui  "  elihr  lirolherlv.  "  senilmeiit. 

"The  fact  U,"  contlii'.ieil  li.irlli.  "I  ilonl 
Uko  the  looks  of  tlilo,  iiuil  I  don't  ipilte  know  how 
U'n  K"l»}(  to  enil.  '  '■.  a  very  bail  cine  liiileeil. 
and  1  don't  mind  explaliiini;  to  you  wli.it  I 
mean,  Ihoiifli  muiii'  iiiii:lit  my  I  W'lui  vlolalinit 
ioereli.  Well,  you  mii-i  know,  in  the  llml  place, 
I've  livnl  in  this  coniiliy  for  n  dozen  years  or 
»o,  (iiid  am  very  well  known  nil  over  tde  west- 
ern half  of  the  Island,  I  ronnecled  invself 
with  the  fiuilian  Hepublienns,  and  worked  for 
them  for  year-.  About  a  year  aijo  ihe  move 
inent  loo'Ued  like  dyini;  a  natural  dealli  for 
xvnnt  of  funds.  I  vol'unluereil  to  go  olT  to  Kiik 
land  In  irv  .lUil  raise  somithini.'.  I  did  so 
Well,  1  failed,  anil  failed  utterly.  I  fell  in  with 
your  relative,  Tancred  llenslowe  and  there,  as 
luck  would  have  it,'\ve  ijol  up  that  sclieme  for 
ditfBinn  money.  I've  liilil  you  all  alwut  Ihat. 
Well,  you  know,  after  nil  wa«  ended  we  sepa- 
rated, and  1  ranie  back  to  tny  old  frniund  niili 
more  money  at  my  di-piwal  than  I  ever  dreami-d 
of  littviiii;.  I  lou'iid  nearly  all  my  old  compan- 
ions had  raited— lluy  had  none  over  to  the  tiov 
rrnmenl,  and  most  of  them  had  taken  small 
offlces.  Some  of  these  fellows  came  back  lo 
me,  many  olhiis  I  picked  up.  A>  I  had  money  | 
I  had  no'dilHiully  in  ijainini;  followers  for  the 
Sicilian  Ihpulilic.  Well,  1  have  worked  hard. 
and  I  have  bands  of  men,  all  under  llie  Iti  pub 
He,  tilling'  up  the  country  from  Palermo  to 
Oergenti,  and  from  Marsala  lo  Casironiiovo. 
I've  Ko'  I  don't  know  how  many  lliousnnd  .sieil 
ian  rascals,  nil  under  pay,  all  ready  to  rise  when 
the  word  is  piven. 

"  But  there's  one  dilllculty  now  in  the  way, 
and  It's  become  a  little  complicnted  from  this 
brigand  business.     One  of  my  oldest  n^sociales ! 
in  Sicily  is  a  Maltese.     His   name  Is    ncienj.'ar.  I 
He  was  failliful  lo  the  Scilian  Republic  till  the  j 
last,  and  wr.ite  to  me  at  Liverpool,  telling  me 
he  had  given  il  U|>.     When  I  came  back  I  found  ' 
him  In  a  Oovernmenl  afflee  al  I'allaniselia.     He  i 
left  It  at  once  and  joined  me.     On  linding  that 
I  had  plenty  of  money  his  devotion  knew  no 
bounds,     'file  fellow  is  just  an  average  Italian. 
but   money  will  take   him  anywhere.     I  don't 
trust   him.  and   haven't   irMstnl  him   for  some 
time.     Thai's  ihe  iV!t-on  wliv  1  choose   lo  lake 
up  my  abode  in  a  place  like  Ibis. 

"  Indei  d,  I've  suspected  for  some  lime  that 
Bcrengar  liiis  his  own  views  and  plans.  I've 
had  to  put  a  great  deal  of  I  he  work  in  his 
hands,  and  in  the  chief  council  of  the  Sicilian 
Kepublic  he  has  more  inlluence  than  1  have.  I 
have  Ihe  money-bags,  lu^vever.  and  Unit  keeps 
me  ahead.  I  know  that  he  would  cut  my 
throat  10  morrow  if  In-  eould  gain  anything  by 
it.  I  know  al-o  that  he  has  a  large  numln'r  of 
scoundrels  who  are  his  own  devoted  followers. 
Moreover,  ho  don't  care  atiutlon  for  ih(  Sicilian 
Republic,  but  is  only  on  the  lookout  for  his  own 
fortune. 

"  Now,  one  of  the  tirst  and  foremost  rules  in 
our  Repulilic  is  leveled  against  brigandage  in 
any  shape.    That  is  the  begetting  sin  of  revolu- 


'loMlntaln  Klrlly  and   in   Italy,  and  I   have  al 

{  ways  foU'{lii  agalnsl  il.  Now   iiiorvc>|iiciidly,  I 

tight  agiiinri  It  rliice  this  new  movemetii  limine 

I    -iind  llime  men  nri    all  my  ser\anis.  Ilirennar 

i  iimlull— Ixiughl,  and  hired,  iiiiihirniid  and  kept 

III  fiHid,  Willi  my  own  money      lliil  Ihia  pli>ie 

it  brigandage  is  a  IIiIiil'  that    violati>   all   our 

most    sacred    laws.      'I'hla    brltiKu    Ihe    whole 

ouotlon  belween  me  and  Ih'rrnKar  to  an  issue. 

hills  far  Ive  tell   his  liiaeliiry  wilhoul  being 

able  lo  prove  II       I've  i oxioiis   also   to  get 

rid  of  him,  but  had  no  giKid  reason  to,  'Ihe 
fellow  Is  a  traitor  and  iinaiia  misclili  f  This 
atTaIr  haiipened  In  his  own  provime.  for  he  has 
charge  of  all  Ihe  m:'n  around  Sciuiia  He  must 
have  know  n  il ;  and,  indeed,  the  vastnes*  of  the 
ransom  inakea  it  leem  liki'  Ida  own  work.  All 
of  wliii  h  makes  In  highly  nereaiiary  that  there 
should  In  a  llnal  sellleitieni  Ulweeh  me  and  my 
friend  lleriiigar. 

•■  Kri'in  your  de.Hi  riplion  o(  the  brigaiul  chief, 
I  should  ifiink  ll  miisi  he  Ihrengar  himself:  II 
sii.  lie  must  die.  Hut  1  sbnuld  like  to  know 
very  much  what  Krink's  share  has  Ihvii  in  this 
bu«lness,  and  how  these  two  scoundrels  ever 
happened  to  come  acro-s  eai  h  oiln  r's  path 


how  ahoMiil  >lie  ever  dar*  look   at   him  In  her 
imu  true  punoaT 


CIIAITKII  XMI, 

nii.KMii  i:uKii  AMI  n».aiKiiK.n 

'I'm.  hours  iif  Ihat  day  paaai'd  slowly.  Even 
ing  came,  Ihe  sun  set,  ilarknesa  spread  overall 
Ihe  land.  Isllll  there  wire  no  nigna  of  llarlii. 
.Vnd  now  I'auline  bet'an  to  be  aeriousiy  dis. 
Iiirlx'd.  and  there  arosi>  uliliin  lier  thoiiglita  of 
all  Ihe  imaginable  dangera  that  might  be  vn- 
iiiiintered  by  him  Willi  his  fan-  lier  own 
seemed  now  to  be  involnil.  I  |ii>ii  him  de- 
IHUided,  flrsi  of  all,  the  discovery  and  the  rescue 
of  her  niollier;  upon  him  dc|H'iiili'ii  now  her 
own  esca|H'.  Will. out  Idin  sliewnuld  Infalllldy 
Iw  lost.  How  could  hill,  cvi  r  escape.'  How 
ciiuld  she  ever  llnd  her  way  from  this  renioie 
rock  out  into  the  regions  of  civili/alion-into 
tliu  reghuis  of  law  and  onUr','  ll  was  iioi  lo  lie 
hoped  for.  The  llrst  cITorl  would  result  in  her 
caiiliire  bv  brigands 

Ihal  day  was  a  tedious  one  for  I'auliiin, 
Had  she  been  in  a  dilTerenl  stale  of  mind,  she 


Don't  you  think  you  may  risk  somelliinL' i  winild  have  fnund  leisure  In  admire  the  ttu- 
In  putting  yourself  in  the  way  of  so  desperate  a  I  |Hndou»  scenerv  Unit  was  visiiile  from  lliis  elu- 
niiin'r"  asked   i'aiilinu,  who'feit  niui  h  Irepida- J  valed   rock,     'i'he    place   ilsclf  had.  im  doubt, 


lion  at  the  lilea  of  any  accident  iH'falling  her 
new  frhnil. 

"  Hisk!  Why,  of  course  I  risk  iM'Uictiiing  all 
Ihe  time.  .My "only  proteclion  Is  thai  these  fel- 
lows know  Ihat  llieir  |iay  conicH  thrmigli  me. 
They  know  that  I  receive  mysterious  aiipiiliis 
from  abroad.  1  dare  say  iliev'd  like  noildng 
litller  lliiiii  lo  »<'i/.e    icand  ho!d  me  lo  ransnni 


been  one  of  Ihnse  i-lronudiolds  which  in  tin'  past 
had  dclied  Ihe  assaults  of  I'artlinglnlan,  of 
lirreian,  or  of  Itnnian  uruis,  or,  at  a  lalir  date, 
hud  witnessed  tlic  -irugglebf  Maraeiii  and  Sicil- 
ian, of  Uiielf  and  lililbelline,  of  Arragoneso 
and  Angevine,  orof  ail  Iheioiiibaianls,  whether 
baron  or  bandit,  royalist  or  rebel,  who  liiid 
St  niggled  totel  her  downthroiiL'h  the  ages.    This 


but  then,  if  they  did  tliat.  thev'd  light  among  lonely,  isolaieii  rock,  «  hicli  had  originally  been 
themselves.  It's  very  hard  to  Inive  to  do  with  severed  from  the  adjoining  mounlaiii  bv  some 
such  a  pn clous  set  of  rascals  In  fact,  iluse  | convulsion  of  nature,  seemed  now  us  though  it 
last  few  weeks  while  I've  been  living  here  alone  '  bid  deliance  to  any  assailant,  and  as  tlioiigh 
and  ill  danger,  I've  often  asked  myself  w  hat  son  I  even  a  defenseless  rii'gltive  like  I'aiiiine,  who  linil 


}  eiiine  here  for  refiiue,  miglil  remain   in  safety, 
j  si'i'ure  from  all  li.irni, 

I  .\11  around  tin  scenery  was  most  magnillcent. 
It  bos  bi-eii  said  Ihat  there  is  no  part  of  the 
globe,  of  similar  extent,  tliat  is  so  iinil'iirmly 
ruL'L'ed  as  Siiily.  It  any  part  of  tlie  island 
coui.l  liiar  oul  tiie  truth  o"f  such  a  statement  it 
was  this  pait,  Immeilialely  below  lay  vast 
crags,  into  which  Ihe  foot  of  the  inounlMin 
wa.s  liiokeii.  Toward  Ihe  west  was  n  valley, 
with  lofty  heights  lieyond.  Here,  in  differ 
cnl  direrlions,  were  tlie  white  oullinis  of 
towns  which  I'auline  afterward  learned  were 
Ih'i/.zi,  (liinsa.  I'alazxo.  .\ilriiiiio,  and  liivona. 
Ka.st\varil  arose  a  lofty  double  peak,  beyond 
which  other  masses  arose,  some  ro(  ky,  others 
woixled.  I'lliers  while  witli  snow  Toward  the 
north  there  were  vast  mas-ses,  hills  rising  be 
yoiid  hills,  like  the  waves  of  llie  ocean  in  tt 
storm. without  llieiliglilcl  apparent  Intervention 
of  level  ground.  Toward  the  south  and  soiuh- 
west  there  extended  a  long  valley,  or  nt  least  an 
Ihe  greater  part  of  her  time  in  steullhily  wander  1  apiiarent  valley,  though  it  needed  but  n  short  iii- 
iiig  anning  Ihe  biiiih  Ihal  lined  the  chasm,  and  !  speetion  to  see  that  il  was  only  relatively  a 
lieeping  cautioii-ily  across  to  see  if  there  were  !  valley,  inasiniicli  :ih  the  hills  liere  were  lower, 
liny -igns  of  appioaching  enemies;  but  no  ene  'and  from  Ihe  lofty  jiost  where  I'auline  stood, 
inics  came,  and  no  signs  of  alarm  arose:  all' ap|M'ared  to  melt  grniliially  inio  the  iil.ain.  At 
aroiinil  there  was  --ilence,  and  |ieace,  and  beaiily.  the  end  of  this  valley  appeared  the  blue  waters 
(.{radiially  Ihe  fears  which  she  fi  It  for  her  ow'n  ,  of  the  .Meditirranoan,  and  just  where  Ihe  sea 
safely  grew  faint;  but  in  llieir  place  there  arose  I  touched  the  land  aro.se  a  mountain,  with  the 
fears  uf  another  kind -the  fear  lest  (iarlli  i  white  walls  of  a  city  beyond  and  beside  il.  It 
might  meet  with  some  inisehance — lest,  in  his  j  seemed  lo  I'auline  that  this  might  be  Sciacca, 
encounter  Willi  Herengar,  he  might  conic  oil  iinil  the  mountain  might  be  the  height  of  San 
defeated.  |  I'alogero.     In  that   supposition  she  was  right. 

The  short  luiiiiaintance  which  she  had  had  and  « hellier  she  was  right  or  not  made  no  dif- 
wilh  Oarlli  had  already  resulted  In  very  great  |  firenee  at  that  moment.  The  well  renieinbered 
and  cordial  intimacy  between  them  Iliil  as  far  I  town  stood  so  invitingly  near,  and  was  a.ssoeialeiI 
as  she  was  concerned  the  acquaintance  witli  |  so  slronily  with  that  last  day  of  hnpiiine.ss,  and 
Giirlh  did  not  seem  a  short  one.  She  had  heard  ;  the  tirst  of  misery,  that  her  emotions  overcame 
all  about  him  long  ago  from  her  brother.  Sliejlier;  she  could  iiot  bear  the  sight  but  turned 
had  heard  all  about  the  Sicilian   Itepublic  and  j  :iway  in  deep  dejection  and  with   new  anxiety 


f  a  llepulille  it  wouhl  be  willi  -.ui  h  rut  ihioai 
cili/ens  tosuslain  il ;  and  whether  i  can  stand 
it  miicli  longer  Is  a  ipiestiiiu  Ihal  i  can  I  answer 
It  wouldn't  take  much  to  induce  me  to  give  it 
all  up." 

"Oh,  do!"  cried  I'auline,  in  a  tremulous, 
eager,  coaxing  voice,  laving  her  hand  on  his 
arm,  and  looking  up  witli  her  deep  dark  eyes 
into  his  face— "  Oh.  do'  Kind  my  m other,  .and 
then  ronie  home  with  us." 

Ilarlh  looked  down,  and  a  smile  of  sirangc 
sweetness  passed  over  his  rugged  face.  With 
his  usual  gesture,  he  laid  his  big  hand  on  I'liil- 
lliie"s  shoulder,  and  said: 

"'  Well,  my  son,  wait  till  I  get  back,  and  then 
we'll  talk  over  the  whole  subji  et." 

.\fler  tiarth's  departure  I'auliue  felt  lonely 
enough.  He  had  stood  on  the  other  side  of  the 
chasm,  wailing  until  she  had  drawn  back  the 
bidder,  and  llieii  had  departed.  In  spite  nf  his 
assurances  thai  Ihe  rock  wivs  iiniiregnalile  and 
inaccessible  slic!  felt  incess;int  alarm,  and  s|  cut 


Garth's  alwiird  .attempt  to  raise  money  in  l.iver- 
jiool.  She  knew  that  he  was  one  of  her  brother's 
compamoiis  in  the  search  after  trea-siire.  She 
hail  never  seen  him  before,  but  felt  as  tlioiigli 
she  had.  for  Tancred  had  described  his  form 
and  features,  his  gestures  and  expression,  his 
lone  of  voice  and  attitude,  and  |M'Cilliarities. 
until  she  had  pained  n  very  vivid  and  a  very 
correct  idea  of  him.  Al  the  present  lime  she 
felt  as  though  she  had  known  him  for  years. 
and  the  things  which  he  talked  about,  loieli  as 
Ihe  Sicilian  licptiblic  iind  the  treasure  expedi- 
tion, were  all  old.  familiar  tiiemes  to  her. 

Most  niiintul  tvas  ii  now.  and  every  hour 
more  and  more  painful,  that  she  had  conic  upon 
him  in  such  a  guise,  and  in  such  :i  way.  Had 
she  only  kept  her  own  attire  and  found  him, 
and  made  lierself  known  as  I'auline  Hen.slowc. 
sister  of  Tancred.    But  now  it  was  ;oo  late,  and 


in  her  heart. 

The  close  nf  this  long  day  was  npproacliinir, 
and  I'auline  began  to  fear  the  worst.  Another 
night  of  suspense  would  be  too  much.  For 
hour  .ifler  hour  she  wailed  among  the  under- 
brusli  near  Ihe  chasm,  hoping  to  see  some  sign 
of  Giirtli.  Still  all  was  silent.  No  sign  ap- 
peared of  the  absent  one.  Now  she  liegan  to 
think  of  the  future  Ihat  lay  before  lier.  What 
iliould  she  do  if  he  never  came  back?  Should 
she  stay  here,  or  venture  forth'?  Venlurefnrth! 
How  could  she  dare?  She  could  not  tell  where 
to  go.  How  could  she  Iind  her  way  in  Hint 
wild  country.  ;dninst  trackless,  rough  and 
rocky,  and  swarming  witli  brigands?  What 
Garth  himself  had  told  her  about  his  exertions 
in  beh:ilt  of  the  Sicilian  Republic  appeared  to 
l;er  lo  bo  the  worst  thing  possible  for  her. 
Thousands  of  men  had  been  enlisted  in  behalf 


i 


t 


ol  t  ilrnpi'mlo  enlpriirlnr.  Their  i  lilif  IciiiUr, 
lli'ri'iixi'i.  Ii»'l  Hlri'itilv  >lii>wii  uliiil  llii"  iihim' 
iiii'iil  imiiiil  [ly  iirrcnlliiu  IhimIi  iiikI  Iiit  fririiiln. 
Woiilil  nut  uiiy  mil'  of  all  ihimi'  llii<iiiiiiiil»  Ih' 
i<|ilitlly  iTiuly  to  ptiiv  III"  lirJKatiil  ill  lli>'  lli>i 
i'|>|»ii'tiiiilly7  Tn  vuiitiii''  fiirlli,  llini,  iiiiilil 
"lull  iH^rlln,  wiw  a  tliliiK  Hull  '■liomilil  iiolllilnk 
'if  nillioutn  aliiKlilcr.  Ilul  In  «liiy  wiiiilil  ii"l 
III'  jiioallilu.  Hliii  inliiilit,  liiili'iil,  ri'iuiilii  fi>r  ii 
tinii':  lull  lit  IcnKlli  ilin  ali'iidcr  «lo>  k  of  |iriivN 
iiiiiii  wiiiilil  lie  i':klmii>U'il,  mill  »lii'  wiiiilil  linn 
Irt'  I  nni|H'lli'il  III  ml  I'lirlli  III  siilli'  iif  till'  iliiii^i'iH 
iliAl  liil||(lit  iiii'iitti'c  liir,  mill  till'  jictllH  tliiit 
iiilglit  cnvlriiM. 

Siulili'iily,  III  llir  iiililitt  iif  >iirh  mrililHllniin  nx 
thcar,  iilut  liciiril  ii  lntv  but  wry  illKtinrl  '.vlilatU'. 
She ^  litrti'il iinil  liMikiil  iii^iTly.  Huon  it  tl^iirii  wm 
vlklMe  iiiiiviiiH  iiliiiiK  iimniiK  llic  li'tivin  iicnr  the 
ciIkc  of  the  ('HIT.  Out' look  niiH  ciioukIi.  It  wiu 
Onrtji.  In  iinnllii'r  iii^liiiit  I'liiillni'  Imil  KliriiiiK 
forlli  friiiil  liir  rninriiliiiiiil  iinil  liail  liiirnud  lo 
wlicn:  lilt'  liiiliirr  wiin.  Hin-  riiii'lii'tl  It  jiut  iw 
(liirtli  ri'uclu'il  till'  up|H>»iip  Ni>lu.  Tlic  linlilcr 
mix  iirmiiKcil  no  Hint  it  cniilil  Ihi  iiiikIiiiI  iicroiik 
wlllioiit  iiinrli  Iriiiilili',  luiil  llih  I'liiilinr  ciuilly 
iii:coni|)lhlii'il.  A  fi-w  slrjili'it  liroiiKlil  (Inrln 
aoroHii.  Tlio  mimiriil  lliiil  Im  liiiil  rciulicd  ihr 
iipponilc  «nle  ln'  drew  up  llic  liidiliT  wlllia  Jcik, 
UDU  tliMi  Hi'iiHpIn^  rniiliiit'  liy  llic  iiriii,  ilmw 
Jier  bai  k  lo  u  plmr  wliiri'  Kimic  roiku  (inw, 

"Tlicy'ru  aflir  iiii',  my  >.iiii,"  hiiIiI  Iii'.  sol 
•mnly.  "  A  liitli'  iimri'  lind  yon  wmild  ni'vir 
havo  Hcrn  old  Uiiitli  iikhIii.  At  luie  tiniv  1 
ihouKlit  It  nan  all  up,  but  I  liiirrkd  mi  for  your 
«iiki'." 

lie spoki'  In  a  low  voice,  and  with  inuili emo- 
tion. Ah  fur  I'liiiliiie  ulie  wiw  mi  oviii  oiiiu  with 
joy  at  sci'inx  liiiii,  and  so  I'xclii'd  at  liciii^  fri'cd 
Ii'oui  till'  ilaik  fears  that  hud  been  InrnicntinK 
lier,  that  »he  biirM  liiio  iiurH,  and  stood  clInK 
ing  lo  his  hand  witli  bolli  of  lavn." 

"  Well, you  area  tender  lii'iirled  little fellnr," 
tiald  Uarth*.  in  his  u.'<uiil  alTrilimiale  way.  "  and 
you're  not  the  sort  of  boy  to  lie  left  here  ulmie 
animi);  rude  roeks  iiiid  bloody  brigamU.  Hut 
uever  mind,  little  one,  111  get  you  out  of  thiii 
yet  \n  spile  of  all  of  them." 

lie  spoke  alTeelionatily,  and  fonillv.  iind  ea- 
reisingiy,  as  one  speaks  to  a  eliild.  I'here  was 
(omcthiiigin  the  tiieeof  the  "bov.  Paul,  "which 
10  Oarlh  was  extremely  loueliing — sonutlilnn 
Ituder,  sonielhlnK  beautiful.  He  never  tliouiiht 
of  requiring  valor  or  enterprise  from  hi-,  new 
guest;  he  fell  rather  ua  tliongh  he  himself  niiisi 
protlH't  that  guest. 

"  What's  the  mailer?"  aakcd  Pauline  as  soon 
OS  she  I  ould  siN^ak. 

"They're  after  me." 

"  Who!" 

••  The  biigands.  All  of  them.  That's  what 
they  are  now.  The  Sicilian  Itepublic,  1  fear,  is 
a  glia«lly  dream." 

"  What  do  vou  mean?    Whal  has  happened'/" 

"Oh.  it's  all  that  devil  Ilarcngar.  1  found 
the  fellow,  and  at  onee  ta.xed  him  with  brigand 
ugc.  He  at  tlrst  denied  it,  but  then  tluding  I 
knew  nil,  he  eoiifessed,  and  defied  me.  1  then 
called  upon  liim  to  diliver  up  the  captives.  He 
refusi'd  to  give  me  any  satisfaction  whatever.  I 
then  denounced  him  ii.s  a  \iolalor  of  a  sovereign 
principle  in  the  Siciliuii  Kcpiiblic,  and  threat- 
eiieil  to  have  him  ilcpo'.cd  from  his  command. 
t'p<"i  '''■'*  '"•'  Bi't-'™  insane  with  passion  and  drew 
a  pistol.  1  at  OHcc  tired,  and  wounded  him. 
After  this  the  whole  band  arose.  I  tried  to 
reuMjn  ^t'itll  them,  and  informed  them  lliat 
IJerengar  was  a  traitor  to  Hie  Itepublic,  but  my 
words  were  nolliing.  They  all  assailed  me  at 
once  like  wolves.  Fortiinately  llicre  were  )>lenty 
of  rocks  about,  so  I  diu-hcd  ill  amoii^'  them", 
doubled,  and  ran  for  it,  willi  Hie  whole  pang 
after  me.  Last  night  1  managed  to  shake  them 
olT,  but  eouldn''  ""t  back  here.  If  il  hadn't 
Ijccn  for  you,"  added  Ciiirlh.  palhctieally,  "I'd 
have  stootl  and  had  it  out  with  the  whole  lot  of 
them — but  then  1  knew  you  were  v^■allillg— and 
as  it  is  it's  bad  enough,  for  the  whole  gaiiji,  with 
llercngar  at  their  head,  are  after  me.  'Ihey've 
got  on  my  track  somehow,  and  may  be  here  at 
auy  luonient,  though  I  don't  much  think  they'll 
be  here  before  to-morrow." 

"  t)h,  what  a  narrow esciipe  you've  had, "  said 
Pauline,  with  a  shudder. 

"Yes;  and  it  would  have  been  pretty  hard 
for  you,"  said  Garth,  "if  1  hadn't  got  back; 
and  you  know,  my  Bon,  that  was  the  very  thing 
1  thought  of.  You  see,  liesides,'  timt  it  would 
never  have  done  for  me  lo  take  you  with  me." 

That  night  Oarth  slept  on  the  frround,  near 
the  place  where  the  ladder  was.  while  Pauline 
slept  in  the  tower  in  the  upper  loft,  at  Oarth's 
express  command.     Qtrtb  was  a  light  sleeper, 


and  could  tvake  at  lhi>  tllKhtMl  nolir,  hut  during 
the  whole  of  the  iilglil  he  »iu<  not  arouud. 

I  III  neiit  morning  caiiic  Uurili  ro>i'  i  aiitlout 
ly  and  iiceiied  through  the  biinhes.  On  the  iip 
poMite  Mlilelie  s  iw  a  hiiniaii  face  peering  through 
the  fiihairi'.  Ilrst  ul  Ihc  cha«ni.  and  tin  n  at  the 
rock.  Il  was  III  reiigar.  Ileillil  nut  see  (litrtli. 
Hut  llartli  saw  him  In  an  liirlant  hU  rllle  was 
up:  the  next  liiiiinl  a  reisirt  rang  forth,  uiiil 
Uercnirnr  willi  ii  ;t('ll  ibished  linek. 

The  next  mm'aiit  loinl  irli>  arose  from  all 
ntiU'H.  and  the  wooiU  seemed  full  of  nivri. 
riisliin^'to  help  Itereligar  Kouieil  by  Ihe noise, 
I'aulltie  hurried  out  from  the  tower,  unit  stealtlil 
ly  apiirnai  lied  (birth. 

'  (111  you  back,  Utile  one,  "  sahl  he.  "  This  is 
no  place  for  you.  We're  besieged,  and  the  gar 
rison  lias  Just  llrcd  the  Ilrst  gun.  The  Oeiieral 
of  the  Investing  army  has  Just  been  wounded, 
and  has  hauled  off  hit  forces  lu  disorder.  " 


CHAPTEU  XLIII. 

Till  s|l!UK. 

Tsr.  beslegiug  army,  aa  Oanh  had  named  it, 
teemed  to  have  been  repulsed  by  that  llrsl  shot, 
but  it  wad  only  for  a  time.  Whether  Herengur 
<va>  killed  or  wounded  wan  not  ininiediately  ap 
parent,  as  no  one  was  visible.  Hut  iioisek  and 
voic'cn  Were  heard  among  the  forest. 

"  Herengar  wan  hit  hard.'  said  (larth,  "but  I 
think  he's  allve  yet.  and  as  venomous  an  ever. 
He'll  evhlenlly  keeping  his  men  well  In  hand. 
There's  a  head  that  govern'sthein,  and  whoever 
he  Is  he  knows  what  he's  about.  I  shoiililn't 
wonder  if  they  will  make  a  regular  sieu'c  of  it.' 

"  What  can  we  do?  "asked  Pauline,  anxiously. 

"  Oh,  well.  We  can  be  governed  by  elrciini 
ilancea.  "  said  Oarth.  '"  We"ve  got  a  good  iilace, 
easily  (lefeuiled.  and  it  may  be  that  tlieyll  gire 
up.  Hut  If  they  iieiseverc,  and  if  it  looks  as 
though  they  uiulcrstancl  biisimss,  why,  then, 
we'll  have  to  cmnider  our  ways.  " 

For  some  time  after  this  there  wa*  no  sign  of 
any  human  being.  Oarth  and  Pauline  were 
concealed  beliiinl  rocks  wliich  allowed  llicni  to 
see  all  the  other  edge  of  the  eliasm,  while  they 
themselves  were  completely  hidden.  Here  they 
made  their  breakfast,  and  Oarth  dis|<atehed 
Pauline  for  anoilier  rille  and  some  ammunilion. 

"  Shall  I  lake  this?"  said  she,  in  as  bold  and 
conlideiil  a  manner  as  possible,  poising  the  rlHc 
in  her  hand. 

Oarth  liioked  ai  her  with  an  amiable  smile. 

"  Are  vou  ii  Ilrst  rate  shot?"  lie  asked. 

•'  Well— not  exactly  rti'uf-rate,""  *Bid  Pauline. 

Oarth  shook  his  head, 

"  Then  you  won  t  do  No  man  must  lire  from 
this  garrison  unless  he  can  hit  every  time.  1 
haven't  any  animiinltion  to  waste.  1  ilon'l  care 
about  llrlng  many  shots,  but  1  want  every  shot 
to  tell.  You  can  be  of  more  use  by  wailiug  on 
me.'" 

"  Hut  it  seems  too  bud  for  me  to  be  doing 
nothing  while  you  are  doini;  everything'/" 

"  Oh.  well,  perha)is  Ive  had  more  experience 
lU  tide  sort  of  thing  than  you.  Hesides.  Pve 
eonslituteil  myself  your  gunfdian  and  guide  for 
the  lime  being,  anil  I've  made  up  my  mind  to 
i;ive  up  all  and  restore  you  to  vour  home.  So 
now,  my  son,  you  trust  to  OM  (iarlli.  " 

Gurtli's  voice  had  uneimscioiisly  become  a 
Utile  louder.  Il  was  uudible  to  eoiieeuled  ene- 
mies, for  the  reporl  of  a  rille  rang  out,  and  the 
ping  of  a  bullet  intcrniptcd  him. 

"Oh.  there  lliey  are,"  he  whispered;  "and 
now,  not  another  .word,  liepublics  are  al- 
ways ungrateful,"  he  milled,  afterawhile.  "  See 
how  the  Sicilian  Hcpulilic  is  Irealing  me." 

liul  little  was  said.  Hours  passed  away. 
Those  in  the  woods  opposite  were  silent.  How 
many  there  were  Oarth  could  imi  tell.  They 
certainly  maintaineii  a  ^ilc:icc  which  was  credii 
able  lo  their  skill  and  iiatieiice. 

"  Well,"  said  Ourlli.  "  two  can  play  at  this 
.'Tame." 

Suciilcnly  he  took  aim  at  somelhing. 

Then— bang! 

.V  loud  yell ,  followed.  Ourlli  saw  a  figure 
spring  up.  Anotlier  ligiirc  mlvanced.  Hastily 
Garth  seized  anolliar  rille  and  llred.  Another 
veil  followed.  Then  nothing  more  was  seen. 
Low  groans  were  heard,  however,  and  miillled 
voices.  Oarth  loaded  and  watclinl.  Sounds 
urosc,  which  seemed  lo  iiidii  nte  that  the  wound- 
ed were  crawling  away. 

Sileme  now  followed. 

Garth  dianircd  his  position,  crawling  along 
the  edge  of  the  chasm,  behind  rocks  w  hich  had 
l>eeo  placed  there,  and  occasionally  taking  an 


iibwrvnthin.  At  one  |Miint  hi  Hrod.  aud  again 
•  cry  of  anguish  followed  his  thot.  'then  tLi  ri 
was  silence  iigalii  and  Oarth  did  not  have  tu 
other  hIioi  for  some  time. 

The  silence  lusted  for  a  hinz  lime,  tnd  wa> 
III  length  broken  by  souniUatailUlance.  Nolh 
ing  ciiiild  be  seen  oil  uecoiini  of  till'  trees  There 
was  the  I  rill  klliiii  and  snupping  of  underbrush. 
"  I  must  ,;o  and  Iry  to  tlml  out  what  this  U, ' 
he  wlilH|Hreil  to  Pauline, 

He  stole  away  as  -liallhllv  as  before,  and  W»» 
gone  •ome  tiiiii  Piiiilliie  did  not  see  him.  Hhe 
herself  Hu>  wutililmi  Hie  iip|Hisile  side,  lot 
could  see  nothing  of  the  inemy  Miiddi  i  ) 
half  a  do/Ill  rllle  shut'  s.iunded  rrmnlheop 
jioslte  side.  .\n  awful  llioiighl  ciiliie  lo  her. 
Ihey  have  seen  (lartir  riiev  have  shot  tilni. 
She  dared  not  n'.ove  from  llie  place,  though 
her  Ilrst  impulse  was  lo  lly  to  llnil  him  Ik- 
sides,  Oarth  liiid  told  her  iiiil  to  move,  iiml  also 
lo  lire  If  tiiey  atiinipied  to  crow  iluring  hit 
aliscni  e. 

Anil  now  a  noise  arnUMiil  litr.  Two  men 
uiipi'iiiiil  boldly  on  Hie  npixmlle  side  of  the 
I  Iiasm,  They  carried  a  rude  ladder.  «  hich  they 
hail  conslruiled  from  siinill  trees,  and  this  they 
prill  eeded  lu  pill  across.  Pauline  iiiiderstooil 
the  whole  Hiliig  Tliev  hud  shot  Oarlh:  Tliev 
were  now  cios-mg  bolilly.  The  thought  roiise'd 
III  r  to  di'spenilion,  AH  terror  tied.  I  ould  she 
sit  lamely  and  allow  that  noble  soul  to  jKrlsh 
lieiicath  the  vengeful  blows  of  nitscreaiits  like 
thesi:'/  Shesloppeil  not  to  consider.  She  seized 
Hie  rllle,  and  taking  as  good  an  aim  as  she 
could,  sjie  llred.  That  sume  instant  lliire  was 
iinolher  shot  .\  yell  eseajM'd,  and  one  of  the 
rullliins  slii|i(rered  toward  the  jireelpice  and  fell 
heiiilloiig  itow  II  the  aw  fill  abyss.  Whose  w  as  the 
shot  thalhadsenl  tliK  man  to  his  ruin?  Puiiliui 
did  not  sinp  111  ask.  She  saw  the  man  full.  She 
saw  the  ladder  fal'.  after  him.  She  saw  the 
other  britand  llv  back  into  the  woods  Hut 
abiiiit  this  she  I'lid  not  think  at  all.  All  her 
Hioiighi"  were  taken  up  by  that  oilier  shot. 
Who  llred  that''  ItwaHfiarth!  He  was  alive 
then!  Hewiissufe!  And  now  in  that  levulsioD 
of  feeling  s!ic  fell  fiirHiird  and  burst  into  tears. 

In  that  |«isiiiciii  -be  fell  a  hand  laid  on  her. 

"  Well  done,  my  brave  boy,  "  said  Garth's 
wliispeied  voice.  "That  was  a  glorious  shot. 
They  will  see  that  ve  have  more  over  here  than 
they  Hiliik.  They  tliouglii  I  was  alone,  ami 
caught  siplii  ,i|  n'lc  down  there.  Then  they 
tired,  and  made  a  rush  to  cross  before  1  should 
get  back.  Vour  shot  showed  them  how  we  can 
muster  strong  over  here  Hurrah  for  the  boy, 
Paul!  " 

"  I— 1— didn't— hit  liiin,  "  stammered  Paulino. 

"Hit  him — of  course  not.  I  hit  one, '■  ..u 
vou  frightened  the  ollnr  away."  Don't  you 
imagine  Hint  ^ou  hit  a  man.  little  one,"  he  con- 
Hiiiicd,  drawing  nearer,  and  putting  his  arm, 
comrade  fashiim.  about  her  neck  "You 
coiildn'l  hit  a  man  if  you  tried.  No,  no;  I 
mean  to  do  ull  the  hilling  while  we  are  together. , 
Vou  can  postpone  all  that  till  vou  grow  older!" 

It  was  (luitc  evident  now  tliat  the  day  hud 
been  taken  up  by  the  biigands  in  constructing 
that  ladder,  tliat  a  [sjition  of  the  band  hud  been 
sent  uwuy  for  the  very  purpose  of  gelling  Ihc 
wood  und  making  ii.wliile  the  others  liad  re- 
mained bthind  to  wan  li  for  the  o|i|sirtuniiy  of 
tiring.  The  noise  which  they  had  lieanl  hail 
no  iloubt  signalized  the  return  of  the  ladder 
party. 

What  would  be  the  next  move?  That  wa.s  u 
iiuestion  which  il  was  diflleult  to  answer.  The 
brigands  had  spent  the  whole  day  there,  und  the 
bidder  upon  wliii'h  they  had  based  such  Iioik-s 
was  lust.  W(ir-e  than  all.  tliev  had  been  com- 
pellcil  to  see  a  number  of  Ihei'r  pally  put  liorf 
till  ri'iiilxit.  Wniild  they  ;jive  up  in  dejection'.' 
Wiiiild  they  imagine  thai  Oarlh  h.'idun  unknown 
niiinber  of  associates  on  the  rock,  und  was  pre 
I  imred  to  give  ihcm  a  hot  reception.  Or  would 
they  rallier  feel  the  iimre  infuriated  at  tlieh 
ioss'es  aud  repulse,  aud  persevere  more  desper- 
ntdv  In  their  resolve  to  take  vengeance  upon 
Oarth? 

This  was  the  iiueslion. 

Oarlh  decided  it  in  his  own  fashion. 

"They're  going  to  tight  it  out,  my  lilt!'- 
man,"  said  he,  in  a  whisper,  "to  the  bitter  end 
They "II  have  all  my  own  Hepublicans  about  my 
ears  iK'forc  anotlief  day.  Tlieyll  send  out  sig- 
nals and  niesKcngers  in  all  ilirectiuus,  und  turn 
all  my  own  thunder  against  me.  I'll  be  caught 
and  crushed  by  my  own  machinery.  Berengar 
is  alive  yet,  1  believe,  and  curslnjj  his  insides 
out.  I  believe  they'll  watch  for  this  night  and 
send  for  reiDforcemests,  aud  then  muke  a  gen 


OLD  (JAUTir. 


8T 


•fkl  mall  ii|Kin  nil.  or  try  to  nUrv*  lu  out.    Nuw, 
1  lion  I  liili'iiil  III  111  llii'iii  ilii  Ihiil.  " 
•■  Whiil  will  villi  ilor' 

"  Dot    Why  niilrct" 
"  litllrc?  ■ 

"   V|IH." 

"  lliiw?"  nuki'il  I'niiliiii',  III  wonilrr.  "Can 
Juii  uii  iiri'iHM  llir  I  liiuiiH?" 

"rurliilnly  nut.  I'vn  iiinillipr  wity,  *  M<cri-I 
way -kiiiiwii  in  im  miu  Inii  niyxK— In  (ulI,  t 
fininil  mil  un  iilil  pliirr,  oiii'i'  iimmI  uiiilniil)!  hm  it  1 
tu'iTi-l  wttv.  ttinl  iiiuili*  11  fuw  rttiiiiiri  Ii'n  iiii>((j4iil 
iiiiw  IM  II  wiiM  111  till'  iliiy*  (if  lluiiiiii,  or  lUiinl 
Iml.  or  Fnilri'lrk  lliilmniilHuri'ii.  .My  iiiiiiil'ii 
inuili'  lip.  Wr  IllllHt  ll'ltvr  IIiIm  |ililrl>  tlliii  rvi'lllll^. 
Ill  »iiirli  liiT'i  fur  II  ri'W  iiiiniiU'ii.  unil  ilo  you 
go  Indi  tlir  liiwiT,  mill  ^it  my  wullil  III  lliv 
ii|i|H'r  riiiiiii  iiImi.  II  liruri'iifiiliiliila,  iinil  n  kliifi'. 
'Ili.a'n  nil.  Ill'  im  i|illrk  IIS  ynu  lull,  fur  I  wlali 
now  to  IrtlVr  lIH  HiMill  IU4  {hmhIIiIi'.  If  wi*  U*avi' 
•oiiii,  Hii  will  III'  iilili'  to  ri'itrli  Kclii^c*  III  nnfi'lv. 
do  now.  inv  Hull'  tiittii— ilmi  t  forgrt  llii'  pbilolii, 
till'  wiilli't.  mill  tlip  knife." 

Mil  Hiink  iliiwii  low,  lui  III'  nulil  tliN.  I'niilinc 
looki'it  111  liiin  for  II  nioiiirnt  In  niKloim  ncriilliiy, 
aoil  tlit'ii  liurrluii  Bwny. 


CIIAITKH  Xr.lV. 

KW  Al'K. 

I'l'iLN  I'liiillnr'H  ri'liirn  (iurlli  look  llin  vftllrt 
unit  put  it  In  IiIh  iKickil,  ntin  k  llii'  pinlolii  hi  lii> 
Ih'Ii,  iinil,  tiiklnx  llir  l»o  lillrH  with   wlilih  lie 
Imil  tliiiH  far  niiiili'  his  ilrfinsr,  wliii.|M'rril  to  her 
to  r:irry  till'  oihrr.     lli'   linn    wiiit   Hloliif  the  j 
i'(Il'|'    of    till'  I'liil^lll    in    II    iToilrliiii;{    |i<isIlloii,  | 
ki'epiii);   iH'liiml   till'  nioni's  llml   Innl  Ix'i'U  er  ! 
niiiKi'il  iliiri',  so  iia  not  to  hr  si^en.     I'liulimrol  i 
lowi'il   lis  I'liiilioiisly  lis  |Kis>ilili>.     In  tliin  wiiy  i 
tlii'V  wrtit  on,  until  tlii'V  liail  roint'lo  the  siileof 
tlii^  rof'k    wliirli    W'UH  opposili'    to   iho   i-liasiii. 
lliTi'  liiuili  I'liliinil  anioiiK  winio   low   liriwli. 
TliiTe  niH  iiol  till'  hll)!lili'sl  ^i|.'n  of  any  imtli 
way  liiTc.  mill  I'.iiilinu  iliil  nut  know  how  Ihla 
ooiilil  Im'  till'  way  ilown  a  strip  preriplce,  but  | 
Mile  followi'il  on.'tnislini:  in  Uartli.  | 

(In  innr^'InK  from  tin'  ImihIhs,  Ijartli  let  him  i 
self  ovir  llii' ililT  u|Min  il  sliilf  of  iiuk   nliirh  | 
was  alioiil  four  frrt  iloivn.    This  slielf  ran  ilovrii 
for  alioul  lliirly  fi'i  I.  Ill  astiip  incline,  on  which  | 
tliiri'  was  no  ililUiulty  in  nalkiiiit.  anil  lemi'  : 
inHlcil  al  a  rift  in  the   rock.     In  llii.t  rift  then- ! 
were  iiuh'ntatiiins  cut  on  clihir  siilc.  anil  liny  I 
nITorili'il  foolholil  like  llic  slips  of  ii  laililcr;  the  j 
rift  il.scif  was   not    nioie  Ihan  ei;;hlien  inche«  i 
wiiln,  anil  ilesciiit  was  ipiile  easy.  This  ilesceiit 
wim  hetwein  lliirly  ami  forty  feet,  not  enoiifrh  I 
to  cause  any  parlii  ul.ir  ili/./.inesK;  anil  I'aiiliiie  ' 
wiLs  alilc  to  clinili  iliuMi  wiihoiit  much  iroiilile.  : 
At  the  foot  of  this  liny  reachril  another  shelf  in  . 
the  precipice.     This  ran  ilown.  anil  al  the  li  r-  | 
miimtion   another  shelf  apimircil    In  low.    not 
■luii'c  Ihan  four  or  live  feel,  which  ran  on,  nh 
most    hori/ontal.  anil  alTonlcil   pa.ssafc  niiy  lo  , 
another  shelf.     This  shelf  ran  uleeply  down,  ami 
tnirc  the  marks  of   what   hail  once  Uen  stejia.  - 
khowinL'that  this  |<n.s.sai.'e  nav  iiiiC'l.  so  (iarili  I 
sniil,  have  l«'en  ukciI    in   former  tlnms.     This' 
eiideil  in  a  narrow  shelf,  from  which  they  pass  1 
cil  to  Hnolhcr.     This  iini:  lermiimteil  in  nolliini;  I 
hut  the  smooth    ^irccipicc.     As  ytt   Ihcy  werc^ 
only  alMiut  one  third  of  the  nay  down,  and  N' 
licalli  there  lay  a  wild  expanse  of  rutTLeil  nnks 
U|>on  which  the  speclaloi  could  not  pi/.e  without 
u  Khiidder.    Ilul  Garth's  inceiiuity  hiid  devised  a 
uumIb  hy  which  this  could  be  crossed,  and  this 
Wtt.s  the  work  of  which  he  had  spoken  to  I'aii 
line.     About  twenty  feel  alsive  tlii'in  overhead 
arose  I  he  shiirp  crest  of  a  rock  that   ascended  | 
from  the  valley  below,  and  wits  Joined  dose  lo  j 
the  iirccipiie.  "  liy  climliiiii;  up  Ihe  face  <>(  the  i 
cdilT  for  this  dislance.  one  could  easily  slip  uimn 
this  rocky  crcsl ;  and  in  order  to  faeiliiale  this. 
(Jarth  had  cnlarL'cd  some  old  lime  worn  marks 
thai  had  seemed  to  him  like  the  traces  of  old 
Bleppinir  places.       L'p  Ihis  he  climlied.  anil  so  | 
well  wa.  the  work  done,  that  Pauline  followed  | 
Willi    Ilie  (.'lealest    klsc.   lhon'_'h  she  was    en 
riimliered    with   the  rillc.  and   soon   sIixmI    by 
(larlh's  side.     lie  looked  at  her  with  a  face  in 
which  llierc  was  a  smile  Ih.il  seemed  slnigs-'Iiiic 
with  pain.     He  spoke,  but  il  w  as  with  an  elTort. 
■  We'll  dime,  my  lilllc  man." 

"  What's  the   mallerV"   asked  Pauline,   anx- 
iously. 

Oiirth  drew  a  lone  breath. 

"  Oh  nolhing,  "  said  he.     "  f'omealoni;.     It's 
all  plain  .lailinp  now." 

The  rest  of  the  way   was  like   the  past,  only 
much  easier.     It  eonnistcd  of  a  series  of  shelves 


Id  lite  riM  k.  ili.it  led  fiom  one  to  annilirr.  In  a 
vnidiiitl  and  prai  III  able  manner.  To  niu  look 
niit  down  fioiii  uIkivc,  or  up  from  below,  or  al 
the  fitie  of  thu  I  HIT  from  a  llllle  distance,  it 
Would  hav»  sieined  lin|Mi>wllile  In  scale  thai 
risky  ItrlKhl— It  would  have  mi  incd  llkeailner 
prieiplce,  lm|i<w>ilile  III  iimn-  but  llioKc  marks 
nil  Ihe  dilT  which,  at  a  dlstuncc,  looked  like 
faint  hues  formed  by  iici  lib  III,  were  now  proud 
lo  Ik'  eiuv  liiilhwayK  for  tliore  who  had  learned 
Ihe  M'lr^'i ,  and  mi  iiloli^  this  easy  piilliwiiy 
from  one  shelf  lo  another,  from  im  k  to  rock, 
and  from  Udxe,  lo  leil|te.  (I  irlli  led  Pauline, 
iiiilll  al  liwl  11111^  reached  Ihe  lioilum  of  the  clilT 
al  u  dintancii  uf'^over  live  huiidrid  feel  from  Ihe 

lull 

Ily  thU  liiiMi  II  waa  aundow^i,  and  the  dark- 
neMi  eaiiirnn  wlih  that  rapidl>y  which  !>  cliarac 
leiislic  of  Ihls  clinic.  Hooi  ihe  darknesH  had 
ii\ersliadowed  all.  Hut  the  nl^ht  was  cli  ar, 
and  lliniiKh  there  was  no  iiioon,  still  the  sky 
overhe4ll  witN  dolled  with  inniimcrnbte  stars. 
(Jarlh  hi'sllalid  for  a  lime,  or  seeimd  to  Pan 
line  to  hesilaU',  for  he  kal  iition  a  sloiic  iinil 
IkiwciI  Ills  head  ii|Hin  his  hands icf  if  In  ihoU);lil 

"  IKi  you  know  Ihe  way'f    iiskcil  Pauline. 

No  aimWer  canir.  Mlie  huil  to  re|icat  the 
qiiiiilion. 

The  way,  lilllo  man,  llin  way.  did  you 
say.  '  Miid  liarlh,  in  it  lii«llaiiiin  voice.  "Oh, 
\es.  know  it  by  heart ;  could  ti«  it  blindfold; 
and  lis  mv  opinion,'  he  coiillniied,  drawing'  a 
loiiK  brcalli  and  risin;;  to  his  fiet,  "that  our 
proj;rem  now  will  U'  soinethiiii(  very  like  blind 
fohr  llowevvr,  yuu  follow  close  auil  it'll  lie  all 
ri)jht   " 

Willi  Ihew  words  he  slarted  off  al  a  paie 
wliieli  M'cnicd  lo  Paiilini'  iiiini  i  esMirilv  ipilck. 
whiil  she  followed  as  lust  sheiould.  for  sonic 
linn' the  path  ran  down  a  uleep  dcclivily;  llic 
fiNilin^  was  insecure,  for  there  was  nolhin^ 
but  broken.  s|i|i|aiy  stones,  which  slid  at  every 
slip,  ill  U'ldition  to  Ihis,  Ihiy  wercsiirnMinili  il 
on  all  sides  by  a  forc-l  of  cheslnni  tici  s,  whose 
dense  folia^i  made  the  ilarkni  >.s  most  inlcnsi'. 
Over  audiiM  rai^aiii,  Paiiliii'liad  I  o  call  lo  (larlli 
lo  lliid  out  will  re  he  was.  At  each  call  he  stop 
|K'd  with  a  whisper  of  wiirniii);;  but  al  last, 
tlndin;;  Ihnt  »lie  was  siumblliitf  paiiifully  and 
ho|x'h'ssly  in  ihe  ilaik.  he  look  In  r  hand  in  lils 
and  thus  drew  her  aloiu;  Uhiiiil  him. 

.Ml  Ihis  liiiii' he  said  not  a  wonl.  Pauline 
iioliee<l  whenever  she  came  near  him  that  his 
hreathiii);  was  lalHircd  and  dislrisscd.  Afli  r 
he  liHik  her  hand  be  held  il  in  aconvulshe  trrip, 
and  she  could  feel  ihe  Ihrobliin^  of  his  piiKc 
from  that  ;:rasp  of  his  liand.  and  Ihe  llirobbin); 
was  exeeedin^iiy  stmnt:,  and  as  quick  us  the 
pulse  of  one  n  ho  is  in  a  lii^di  fever.  A  Ihoiisand 
fears  eanie  to  her  at  these  alirinin;:  svmplniii.« 
What  was  the  mailer?  Whal  could  (imili 
mean?  Was  he  frii.'hicned''  Impossible.  Whal 
then  could  Ix'  Ihe  mailer?  She  knew  iiol 

After alxiut  an  hour  they  cniirmd  from  the 
finest,  and  came  lo  an  o|x  ii  counlry.  Ileie  Ihe 
lull h  ran  anions  loeky  bowlders  and  clilTs  and 
ledges,  while  on  either  side  aro«e  iiiounlainsand 
precipices.  In  fact,  it  wa.s  ine  of  those  placm 
which  ill  the  rainy  « Hs<jn  Incame  riverbeds, 
and  on  Ihc  maps  are  in. irked  as  rivers.  The 
|iaih  here  was  windiiii;  hut  i;ooil  enoui:h,  and  il 
was  a  relief  after  the  one  which  they  had  just 
left,  (iartli,  however.  »eemi'd  to  walk  more 
painfully,  lie  relinipiished  Pauline's  hand  and 
atrixle  forward  al  a  pace  which  wa.s  gradually 
kbiikciiiiu:.  and  with  steps  that  were  (;riuiualiy 
weakenin;r. 

At  last  raiiline  saw  before  them  Ihe  hiie 
houses  of  a  lo'.vn.  It  was  as  she  afterward 
found  Felai:a.  It  was  a  small  mean  town,  with 
one  inn.  which  ap|x-ared  to  Im:  well  known  to 
(Jarth.  for  he  bent  his  step,  'rai^'l.i  toward  il. 
and  never  iiauseii  till  he  rem  lied  il.  Hut  then 
and  there  Pauline  had  all  her  worst  fears  con 
lirmed .  for  (iarlli.  having  reached  the  door,  sunk 
down  in  H  dead  faint. 

Ill  an  instant  Pauline  had  roused  tlic  inn, 
and  Garth  wa.s  carried  inside  lo  a  room,  and  put 
iiIMin  a  lied:  while  Pauline,  in  creal  tn  pidaiion, 
knew  not  what  to  do,  but  implored  Ihe  people 
to  send  for  a  doctor.  The  women  of  the  inn 
tried  too  soothe  this  handsome  and  unhappy 
"  Ixiy,  "  and  devoted  Ihemsclvcs  lo  the  work  of 
rcfiiscitatin!;  Ihe  unconscious  man. 

"  Ah.  poor  mauV  cried  one.  "  He  is  wound 
ed.     S-e!" 

And  drawing  down  his  shirl.  she  showed  his 
left  arm  all  bloody.  At  this  si);hl  all  was  re 
vesled.  P.iuline  at  once  recalled  the  .shot,  her 
terror.  Garth's  shot  in  return,  his  sini;ular  man 
ncr  afiernard.  This  must  have  licen  the  leuson 
why  he  bad  resolved  to  dy.      Ue  had   felt  his 


woiinil,  anil  liU  Inahitlly  lo  ke«p  up  a  Mtom. 

This  wax  the  cause  of  hU  deep  hreulhiiin,  hia 
MWlflly  berilInK  heart,  his  evhtent  aiilferlDK. 
And  iiB  Pauline  lliou^ht  of  all  tlila  the  liurnl 
Into  liarx.  And  all  Ihe  wouieii  •yinpalhlU'il 
very  deeply  wilh  ibis  |xxir  Ixiy  who  wa*  •(• 
faithful.  And  Ihey  all  aald-  he  niiial  Ix^  lila 
•on. 

(iiirih  revlM'd  in  lime  More,  he  utept  wril 
thai  iiliihl.  On  Ihe  followliiK  day  he  wakurt 
mm  li  rcfrished.     On  waking  he  saw    P'liilliir. 

"  Well,  Hull  man,  "  xaid  lie,  wiih  a  Mnllii. 
"  You  muan't  look  to  at  me.  You're  n  biinllv 
of  nerves.  1  Ixlleve.  Voii  niiiat  keep  xhiI.  1  hi 
all  riiiht. " 

Pauline  said  mil  a  wnnl.  Iler  llpa  iMnhled. 
."^111'  ciiiild  not  apeak.  Hlif  bent  down  her  biail 
and  wepl. 

(larlli  »  eyes  Krew   moist. 

'  I'll  ni\i'  soinelliliiK  to  know  what  Ihe  blaiM 
la  till'  ninlicr  wllh  me,'  he  tlioiiKhi.  ■■  Kvrr 
sihee  this  boy  Paul  haa  couio  I  ti'eni  lo  bav* 
chan^'ed." 

"  I k  here,   my    «on,"  h^    »ald,    abruptly. 

"Would  you  like  to  Ih' of  aervice!  " 

"Oh,  what  can  I  ilo:">aid  Pauline,  eauerly. 

"  Well,  Mie  fact  la  I  n<\t  hit  ycHlerdav.  Hon't 
send  for  n  iloclor.  Don't  let  any  of  lli.se  Sicil- 
ian Saiitiriidos  (.'el  me  inio  their  ilulcliea.  If 
they  do  I'm  a  dead  man.  Can't  you  prolie  the 
woiind?" 

"  Probe  II?  Oh,  I  don't  know. 'aald  Pniilinr. 
in  deeii  ilUlrcs";    'but  I'll  iry." 

Paiiline  made  one  trial,  but  proved  miserably 
inadeipiiite.  (iarlli  Kiiilly  ri'iroached  her  for 
biliiK  "a  luiiidle  of  nerves,"  anil  pot  herloaenii 
in  the  landlord's  wife  'j'his  woinnn  did  ad- 
miriibly.  Perhaps  she  had  not  been  without 
prailii  e  In  thai  Miri  of  ihiii^,  for  Khe  had  lived 
III  a  part  of  the  world  wlieru  bullets  are  thrown 
aboiil  ralher  freely. 

The  remit  was  that  Garth  felt  Immrdialely 
beller.  and  bicaii  lo  talk  cheerily  to  Pauline 
about  aspcidy  reiiirn  to  civilizatioD  and  a  n- 
union  wilh  friends. 


(  IIAPTKH  XLV. 

A      M  I  a  r  N  I)  K  II  HT  A  S  1)  I  N  o  . 

Onk  IhiiiL'  pieatly  disturbed  Garth  nt  Felnga. 
As  he  L'rew  belter  "lie  was  able  to  nolice  what 
seenieil  like  altotrellnr  loo  close  an  intimacy  be- 
tween the  boy  Paul  and  the  hinillnrd's  pretty 
daiit:lilcr.  They  wi  re  always  topelher,  that  in 
to  say, when  Paiiliiicwasnot  iiiirsinp  him.  Garth 
niis.«eil  her,  felt  acprievcd  at  her  absence. 
lhiiU|.'lil  himself  injured,  and  nnllied  wilh 
soniiiliinu:  like  indipnalion  that  Pauline  was  al- 
ways wilh  the  landlord's  daiiuliler  whenever 
she  was  not  wilh  him.  Il  seenied  lo  honest 
Old  Garth  to  be  a  piece  of  pross  carele^sncs-H  in 
the  boy  Paul  and  he  determined  to  give  him  a 
lalkiiiir  to  about  il. 

On  ilie  otlier|liund, Pauline IlioURht  that  Gartb 
SI  emed  to  be  unduly  fond  of  Ihe  care  and  Ilia 
attciitionH  of  this  same  pretty  dauphier.  Her 
name  was  Teresa,  mid  she  was  a  lovely  brunette, 
full  of  life  and  mirrinicnt.  .'  .iine  had  COD- 
liiicd  to  Teresa  and  the  lundlady  her  secret,  and 
these  (jood  people  put  no  lioiinils  lo  their  kind- 
ness to  the  bcaiiliful  yoiini;  miladi  liiL'lese:  but 
all  this  did  not  prevent  Pauline  from  looking 
with  Jealous  eyes  upon  Teresa  as  she  stood  by 
till'  bedside  of  (Jarlii.  Then  it  wan  tliat  Paulino 
lamenleil  her  false  posilion  and  lonpeil  to  make 
known  tlie  truth,  but  dared  not  even  to  hint 
nt  it. 

One  day.  Garth  ventured  upon  his  long  mcdi 
tated  rimonsl ranee, 

".My  lillle  man,"  said  he,  "you  are  young 
and  Ihouclitless,  and  I'm  old  enough  to  be  your 
falher.  Now.  as  Im  your  elder.aniV  fond  of  y.iu. 
I'll  lake  Ihe  trouble  to  ;rive  you  a  piece  of  ad- 
vice Don't  you  lliink  you're  allow ingyourself 
to  be  just  a  liltle  bit  ioo  intimate  with  pretty 
Teresa'?  iShes  a  nice  lillle  pirl,  and  il  would  lx> 
an  aw  fill  pily  if  vou  should  gel  her  fond  of  you. 
I'oine.  now,  ilon'i  flush  up.  take  what  I  saj  in 
pood  inirl  and  Ihliik  il  over.  You  don't  moan 
any  liarm,  of  course — all  fun — '  pour  passer  le 
Iciiips  '—  and  all  that, but  slill,  mv  son,  this  sort  of 
thing  don't  always  do — and  I'll  say  no  more 
about  it." 

Pauline  said  not  a  word  at  this;  but  these 
words'suiik  deep  into  her  heart,  ishe  put  an  ut- 
terly false  intcrprelalion  on  them.  She  thought 
thai  Garth  had  -'rown  fond  of  Teresa,  and  it 
was  tills  jealous  fimdncss  which  had  made  him 
BO  quick  lo  nolice  Iho  intimacy  between  them. 
This  discovery  produced   upon  Pauline  a  very 


^T  ri 


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OLD  GARTH. 


I 


great  effect,  and  led  to  n  niorkcd  chnnge  in  her 
whole  demeanor.  She  be^'un  to  ilJnk  that  she 
was  i/«  trtji ;  she  began  to  keep  out  of  the  way; 
she  grew  more  reserved,  and  hxst  tliiit  swi-ci 
ceniality  and  confUluig  reliance  which  hud  lliiis 
far  distinguished  her. 

Oartli  noticed  this  soon  enougli,  and  won- 
dered. He  said  nothing,  hut  tried  lo  discover 
the  cause.  At  first  he  thouglit  that  "  tlie  lioy 
Paul "  had  resented  his  words,  ami  wa.s  trying 
to  have  secret  interviews  willi  Teresa;  hut  a 
conversation  with  Teresa  enlightened  liiin  on 
this  point,  for  he  found  llial  •  llie  Uiy  Paul  " 
liad  grown  strangely  changed  to  every  one. 
The  (piestion,  then,  was  what  hail  cau.sed  the 
«'hangeV 

The  change  was  a  most  painful  one  to  Uarlh. 
He  wondered  a*  Ms  own  feelings.  He  mis.sed 
■'  the  boy  Paul,"  and  longed  lo  jiave  him  as  he 
used  to  be.  At  length  he  could  endure  it  no 
longer,  but  ta.xed  liini  with  it. 

"  You  seem  to  care  no  more  for  Old  Garth, 
my  son."  said  he,  one  day.  "It  seems  to  me 
that  I  don't  sou  as  much  of  you  as  I  ought,  or 
as  I  want  to." 

Pauline  lurned  her  head  away. 

"Why  should  I  force  inyselfwhere  I  am  not 
wanted?"  said  she.  in  a  low  voice. 

"Hallo,"  said  Garth,  "what's  that?  Force 
yourself?" 

"Others  arc  more  welcome  now."  she  con- 
tinued.    "  1  merely  make  way  for  them  " 

"The  boy's  mad!"  said  (iartli.  "  Look  here, 
my  little  man,  look  at  me." 

Pauline  gave  one  glance  at  Garth.  A  strange 
thrill  passed  [hrough  him  a-  he  eneounlered  liir 
burning  gaze.  Her  eves  instantly  fell  lo  tlie 
floor.  Garlh  regarded  her  inienily.  lie  .saw 
her  bosom  heave  and  fall  and  her  whole  frame 
quiver  with  agitation. 

"There's  some  mistake."  said  he,  in  a  low 
foice.     "  What  do  von  iiuauV " 

"Teresal  "  said  Pauline,  billerly. 

Garlh  looked  at  her  altenlivelv,  as  before. 

"  H'm,  "  said  he  at  lasl;  ", so  that's  it.  Well, 
boy,  see  lure  " 

Pauline  looked  up. 

"Give  me  your  hand.  " 

Pauline  laid  her  little  hauil  in  his. 

"  Now,  understand  me.  There's  not  a  woman 
in  all  llie  world  that  I  care  a  straw  for.  As  for 
you.  1  Wiint  you  to  know  that  vou  ure  always 
welcome;  I  want  to  have  you  always  with  me; 
I  want  you,  and  no  one  else.  Do  you  hear? — 
no  one  else.  I  cant  have  too  niudi  of  you. 
\  can't  have  enougli  of  you.  Boy,  I  love  you 
belter  (hau  1  ever  loved  any  bu.nan  being. 
Wiien  }du  r.ie  away  I  hunger  and  lliirst  after 
you.  Ho,  now — now— w  ill  you  desert  Old  Garlh 
again?" 

Garth's  voice  was  hoarse  and  tremulous  with 
emotion.  His  hand  clulched  thai  of  Pauline 
convulsively.  She,  on  her  part,  trembled  from 
head  to  fool.  Her  hand  lay  cold  and  damp  in 
his.  She  i'ould  not  speak;  she  dared  not  look 
.at  him.  <>ne  lliouglil  only  was  present  in  iier 
mind :  it  he  were  to  find  oat  who  she  w  as  he 
would  despite  her 

But  after  that  there  was  a  tictter  iindersland 
ing  lielwein  them,  and  lliere  was  certainly  no 
furlher  jealousy  on  llie  part  of  Pauline. 

Garlh  now  recovered  rapidlv,  and  soon  re 
gained  his  former  slrenglh.  No  sooner  did  he 
feel  in  a  jmsition  to  travel  than  he  iirepared  for 
tlie  journey  which  was  to  rc-tore  Pauline  to  her 
friends.  He  hired  two  stout  mules,  and  in  tins 
way  they  set  forth.  In  order  to  avoid  any  of 
the  baiiu  of  Uerengar.  he  went  in  the  direction 
of  Lercara,  while  several  others,  lo  wlioni  he  at- 
tached himself,  were  journeying  in  the  same  di 
reclion. 

Lercara  is  a  small  lown  of  not  more  than  ten 
thousand  inhabitants.  Ii  is  .Mlualed  on  Ihe  lop 
of  an  immense  ma.ss  of  mountains  in  the  very 
mhldli'  of  the  island.  It  is  a  dirty  and  '^imalid 
place,  and  is  ciiielly  supported  by  i lie  sulphur 
trade,  wliicli  is  carried  ou  between  this  place 
and  Palermo,  lb  re  Garlh  delaved  a  few  days, 
stopping  at  Ihe  l.i'i  inda  dell  flalia,  liesilaliiig 
whelliir  to  go  to  I'Mhrmo,  or  toward  Ihe  soulli. 
At  length,  for  various  reasons,  he  decided  to 
take  Ihe  .sonllieni  route  toward  Girgenii,  think- 
ing thai  ill  this  direction  tliere  would  lie  the 
greater  |irnl)ab:lily  of  hearing  of  the  lost  cap- 
lives.  With  tills  intention  he  directed  Ids  course 
toward  Caslronuovo,  the  next  town  on  that 
rfiad. 

The  way  now  led  through  some  of  the  most 
mngnillccnt  scenery  in  the  world,  and  ccmi- 
mnnded  a  view  of  much  of  the  iiilerior  of 
Sicily.  The  scenery  was  of  the  same  rugged 
and  mountainous  description  a.s  that  which  they 


had  thus  far  encountered,  except  that  It  was 
grander,  and  more  i  xteiisive,  and  more  diversi 
tied.  A  vast  sea  of  mountains  spread  around 
on  every  side — lofty,  alirupl,  and  majestic.  On 
llie  sonlli  towered  on  higii  lhe*\ast  mass  of 
Monle  Commarala,  wiih  its  double  peaks,  and 
lovared  Ihe  east,  a  range  of  liills.  with  a  rugged 
riilie,  from  which  aro^e  conc-sliaped  masses 
known  as  .Miissomeli  and  Satera.  In  lli(>  north 
San  C'alogero  iirises.  a  sharp  peak,  a|id  furlher 
,<n  is  a  long  ringe  of  nioulaiiis,  the  Madoiii, 
ilieir  dark  sides  dolled  with  wliile  villages,  and 
llicir  peaked  sumimls  while  with  snow.  Look- 
ing eastward  lliere  was  descrieil  a"  long,  deep 
valley,  e.Mendiiig  for  many  a  mile  in  one  uii 
broken  slieel  of  green;  beyond  which,  on  Ihe 
fiiitlicsl  liori/.on,  ilicre  appeared,  lowering  far 
above  all  olhir  heights,  alone  ill  iiiiapproacli 
Ide  majesly,  now  clad  in  ice  and  snow,  the  sub 
lime  form  of  Mount  Kliia.  Kroni  ils  cone  a 
small  wrealh  of  smoke  asceniled.  and  lloated  olT 
.  llie  wind  like  a  pennon  in  the  air. 

The  road  descended  a  bare  deelivily,  winding 
in  and  out  iji  all  direciions.  Aflcr  a  few  miles 
lliev  came  lo  fi  richly  wooded  plain  at  Ihe  fool 
of^llie  iiills,  wiiile  above  this,  upon  a  liillside,  and 
al  llie  base  of  lofly  clilTs,  was  llie  lown  of  Ciis- 
Ironiievo.  Olive  groves  surrounded  it,  while  on 
the  cre»l  of  tlii'  clilf  w  en-  llie  ruins  of  an  aiiciciil 
castle.  Here  tiarlli  and  Pauline  slopped  loresl 
for  the  noon. 

"  Lisik  liere.  my  son,"  said  <!arlli.  "  Kvery 
new  place  I  came  lo  I  bate  wor>e;  every  new 
lown  is  a  step  on  llie  road  wliicli  lakes  you 
from  nie.  How  shall  1  get  along  willioiil  you? 
l>o  you  ever  liiiiik  of  tlial?  Come  now.  you 
won't  forget  Old  Garlh,  will  you?" 

Pauline  looked  al  hiiii  .solininly  with  her 
dark  e;  es,  and  murmured  somctliuig  conimon 
place. 

"Tills  is  the  land  of  Damon  and  Pylhia-s," 
said  G.irtli.  after  a  pause;  "  there  must  be  some 
lliiiig  in  Ihe  :iirof  the  place,  or  why  should  1 
have  grown  so  fond  of  yon?  It  leininds  me 
of  >torieslhal  I've  heard  of  father  and  sou  meet- 
ing incognito  and  feelingstrangely  drawn  looiie 
another  by  the  lies  of  nature.  Only  I  haven't 
aiiv  .sou." 


CHAITEn  XLVI.  • 

<;ini.F.NTi. 

Taxi  nKli  nieanwliile  had  been  devoting  all 
his  energie-^  in  M'uri'liiiig  after  the  lost.  Having 
convinced  bim-^elf  that  notliing  was  to  be  ex- 
pccteil  from  Ihe  dilatory  Siiilian  oHiciaN.  he  re- 
solved to  lake  llie  mailer  into  his  o'.ii  hands 
and  search  for  himself  with  his  own  emissaries. 
He  was  ( iinipi.'lled  to  act  altogellicr  upon  the 
information  which  Captain  Tliaiii  hail  given. 
Tlii-^  informatioii  lie  deemed  sulj^lanlially  true, 
since  il  had  what  looked  like  Ihe  endorsenieiit 
of  tlielii'iii.>li  Kniba-ssaihir.  rnforliinately,  there 
wav  one  error  ill  that  statement,  and  in  a  inaller 
of  vital  iinporlanee.  Tiiis  was  the  phue  from 
ivliich  the  partv  had  started.  Seiacca  was  Hie 
actual  iKiim  o;  iteparture  from  wliicli  tliey  had 
passed  awa\.  Caplain  Tliniii,  however,  had  saiil 
thai  it  was  Girgenii,  and  to  Girgeuti  Tuucred 
accordingly  went. 

Girgenii  i-  the  modern  apology  for  the  mighty 
and  splendid  Agrigentum,  a  city  wlio.se  name  is 
associated  with  some  of  the  most  thrilling 
events  of  chissic  history,  and  with  \',v  most 
majestic  strains  of  classic  poeliy.  Girgenii  is 
divided  into  twii  parts.  Hie  llisl  l,ciiig  the  city 
pro|K'r.  sii;iatcd  upon  llie  suinnnt  of  lofty  clilTs, 
and  the  second  being  Ihe  port  which  lies"  at  llio 
base.  The  upper  citv,  as  seen  from  the  cliffa 
above  the  jxirt,  has  a  inosl  ini^)osiiigap|>earunce, 
the  houses  extend  in  long  while  lines,  rising  one 
above  the  other  in  lerraces,  while  the  whole  is 
dominated  by  the  nia>sive  forms  of  the  cathe- 
dral and  ensile.  It  is  this  grandeur  of  appear- 
ance that  has  irained  for  Girgenii  Ihe  lillc  of 
"  la  magiiillca." 

Hut  upini  eiilering  the  citv  this  illusion  is  at 
once  di-ipelled.  The  lown  is  most  cniifirsedly 
arranged,  and  there  is  but  one  street  worthy  (if 
the  name,  all  the  other  so-called  streets  are  notli- 
ing belter  than  lanes  and  alleys,  abominably 
paved,  full  of  all  manner  of  tilth,  impassable  to 
carriages,  and  almost  eipiallv  so  lo  horses.  The 
houses  aie  not  only  ugly,  lull  shabby,  and  a 
general  air  of  sipialor  pervades  the  wliole  place. 

Kiltli  reigns  everywhere;  beggars  and  dirty 
children  llll  the  streets.  "The  lown  is  as  foul 
and  fetid  as  Ihe  face  of  nature  around  it  is  fair 
and  smiling.  Never,  perhaps,  was  there  a  con- 
trast more  striking  than  between  the  luxury  of 
ancient  Agriguutu:u  and  the  nastluess  of  mod- 
ern Girgeuti." 


Contrast  with  this  Ihe  description  given  of  the 
ancient  city  by  Polybiin: 

"Silnateil  at  the  distance  of  only  eighteen 
stailia  from  Ihe  sea,  it  |ios.>ies8e9  all  the  conven- 
iences wliicli  the  sea  procim'S.  1'lie  whole  cir- 
cuit of  tile  city  is  ri'iidercd  uncommonly  strong 
bolli  by  nature  and  art;  for  the  walls  are  built 
upon  a  rock,  which,  [larlly  by  nature,  and  partly 
by  Ihe  labor  of  art,  is  very  sleep  and  broken. 
Il  is  suiroundcdaUo  by  rivers  on  dillerent  sides; 
on  the  side  toward  Ihe  south  by  a  river  of  the 
same  name  as  llie  city,  and  on  the  west  and 
southwest  by  llie  IIy|)sas.  The  citadel,  which 
stands  upon'  a  hill  on  Ihe  northeast  side,  is  se- 
cured all  around  the  outside  by  a  deep  and  in- 
acces-ilile  valley,  and  has  one  way  only  by 
which  il  may  be  eiilered  from  thecily.  On  llie 
summit  of  the  hill  is  a  temple  dedicated  lo 
Minerva,  and  another  It  .liipiier.  as  at  Rhodes. 
For,  as  the  Agrigeiilines  were  a  colony  from 
Uliodes,  they  ga^■e  this  deity,  not  improperly, 
the  same  ap{H-llation  by  whii'li  he  was  disiin- 
guished  in  tlie  island  from  which  they  came. 
.\grigeiituin  excels  almost  all  other  ciths  iu 
strength,  and  e4|H'cially  in  ornament  and  beauty. 
It  is  ill  all  rcs|Kcts  magnilicent.  and  is  .idorned 
with  i»nlicoes  and  temples,  among  which  Iho 
temple  of  Jupiter  Olynipius,  though  not  tin- 
i-^licil.  indeed,  with  great  sj.lcndor,  is  equal  in 
size  and  in  design  lo  any  of  the  Iem])le3  of 
Greece.  " 

Agriccntiim,  says  a  modern  writer,  in  ils  site 
pos.ses.<etl  something  of  the  inagnilicent  i>eculiar 
lo  itself.  Nature  traced  out  lis  plan  in  a  vast 
platform  of  rock.  Art  had  but  to  iH-rfcct  Iho 
design  of  that  great  architect.  This  magnifi- 
cent area,  which  is  nearly  .sipiare,  is  elevated  lo 
a  very  considerable  heiudil  above  the  surround- 
ing territory :  ils  iKTpendieular  precipices  formed 
Ihe  bases  for  walis;  ravines,  |M.nelraling  into 
the  interior,  offered  nio»l  commodious  silua- 
lioiis  for  gates;  while  numerous  litllc  emi- 
nences, scattered  nliout  within,  seemed  as  if 
designed  for  the  advantageous  ilisplay  of  no- 
ble edifices.  Imagination  can  scarcely  con- 
ci-Tve  a  more  glorious  pro>iH'ct  than  that  which 
tile  sontiiern  clilT  of  lliis  great  city  once  dis- 
pliiyed,  surmounted  by  a  long  unbroken  line  of 
Ihe  tiiiesl  moniinients  of  Grecian  art,  among 
which  sIoimI  six  majestic  temples  of  that  severe 
Doric  order  wliicli  so  happily  combines  elegance 
and  simplicity  with  soliilily  and  grandeur.  Tho 
ruins  of  these  stately  edilices  still  i  ominand  Iho 
admiration  of  (wistcrily  where  they  stand,  tho 
images  of  culm  reiw-e,  the  memorials  of  u 
mighty  stale,  and  Ihe  vindicators  of  its  ancient 
grandeur.  Time  has  spread  over  them  its  som- 
ber lints,  which  blend  harmoniously  with  the 
surrounding  landscape,  and  throw,  as  it  were,  a 
sacred  charm  around  its  rK-ks  and  mountuiii-^. 
The  interior  of  Ihe  ancient  city  is  now  dividcil 
into  farms  and  vineyards,  though  the  direction 
of  ils  principal  streets  may  s'.iii  lie  trneed  by  the 
deep,  worn  furrows  of  the  chariot-wheels;  hut 
solitude  has  .-ucceeded  to  the  lumnltuo;;:,  t'Tong 
which  once  circulated  there.  Corn  waves  over 
Ihe  regal  mansion  of  Phalaris.  and  the  reign  of 
silence  is  disiurbetl  only  by  the  "hepheril's  pijie 
or  the  rca]Kr's  song. 

Agrigentum  was  founded  by  a  colony  of 
Greeks,  and  grew  with  great  rajiidity,  until 
finally  it  had  a  i>oiiiilalion  of  over  half  a'million. 
Here  il  was  that  Ihe  tyrant  Phnlari«  set  up  his 
bull,  and  iiiclo.sed  th"  artist  inside  n-s  ils  first 
victim.  The  city  lloirished  most  under  Thcroii. 
.\ll  this  prosfieriiy  cumc  to  an  end  in  406  ii.r., 
when  a  great  Cariliaginian  army  laid  siege  to 
Ihe  place,  and  after  a  resLstance  of  seven  or 
eight  months  the  jKople  resolved  to  leave  the 
place,  and  seek  refuge  in  a  neighlHiring  citv. 
"The  road."  says  Grole.  "  was  Ik-.'-cI  by  a  dLs- 
Iracled  crowd,  of  liolh  sexes  and  of  every  age 
andeonditinii,  confounded  in  one  indiscrimiiiBle 
lot  of  sulTering.  .Not  a  few,  through  jx-rsonal 
weakness  or  the  inimobility  of  despair,  were  left 
behind.  The  old,  Ihe  sick,  and  the  im|>oteiit 
wcri'  of  necessity  abandoned.  Stnie  remained 
and  ^lew  Iheinselves,  refusing  to  survive  Ihe 
loss  of  their  homes  and  the  deslrnclion  of  their 
city.  Others  consigned  Ihemselves  to  the  pro- 
tection of  the  temples,  but  with  liltle  lioix-  thai 
it  would  procure  them  safety.  The  inorning's 
dawn  exhibited  to  Iniilcon  unguarded  walls,  a 
de.«ertetl  city,  and  a  miserable  population  of 
exiles  huddled  together  ill  lisorilerly  llight. 
The  (artliagmians  rushed  uiKin  "he  town  with 
the  fury  of  men  who  had  Iwen  struggling  and 
sulTering  before  il  for  eiglit  monllis.  'i'hey  ran- 
sacked  the  houses,  slew  every  living  |H'rson  that 
was  left,  and  found  plunder  enough  to  satinte 
even  a  ravenous  up|K'tile.  Temples  as  well  is 
private  dwellings  were  alike  stripped,  aud  tboM 


OLD  GAKTH. 


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who  liad  liiken  sttnotiiary  in  t'lcm  bcenmc  vie- 
tiniH  like  llio  re<t.  Tlie  preiit  puhllc  ortiiiinciiln 
and  trophies  uf  llic  city,  the  i)iill  of  I'liuliirN, 
together  Willi  the  most  preciim«  statues  iind 
pictures,  were  preserved  liy.  linilcou,  and  Kent  as 
Ueciiralions  lo  ('urlhaKc. 

"  From  this  l)low  Af^rigentum  never  recover- 
ed,  for  tliongti  people  i*ame  hack  and  the  city  rose 
once  more,  still  it  wasfarilHTercnl  from  its  "olden 
«clf.  Konians  nnd  L'arlhaglidans:  captured  and 
recaptured  it,  tintil  it  sunk  at  laftt  into  an  tinim 
portant  poysessiim,  I>itlercnt  indeed  is  it  now 
from  the  days  when  I'indar  sung: 

'• '  HvninH  that  rule  the  llvfuK  Ivre. 

^Vlmt  k'hI,  what  Iieri*  aliuli  we  siiiK? 
What  niurtal'M  praise  thestraui  iaspire? 

Jove  is  I*isji's  ^UHnli'ia  kiiik', 
Ht^renleH  tlie  <Jl>-ni)>iail  iitaiiiii'd. 

Trnphv  of  IUh  eoiHluelillj;  lumcl; 
But  Tlieruii.  wliiise  lirlk'tu  avle  won 

Witll  fi.nr  swilt  sleeils  tlie  eliarliit  crOHTl, 

Nol)le,st  c»f  lioHi.s.  oni-  Hoinj  sliali  Krftce 

The  |H'0|)  of  AifrtKeiUnnrs  fame. 
Flower  of  an  old  illastriouii  race, 

Wliofte  iiprlKlu  rule  his  pruH}H)rlofr  states  pro- 
cittiin.'  '' 


CIlAPTEIl  XLVII. 

TAXOIIED'S    I'KI-.l'A  IIATIONS. 

TtiE  task  before  Tattered  was  a  dllticult  one, 
and  he  reiill/ed  to  the  fullest  cxti'iit  all  this 
tlilliculty.  liefore  seltinu'  out  for  Sicily  he 
secured  the  services  of  a  lialf  dozen  active  yoiiiij; 
ffdlows.  whom  he  intended  to  make  use  of  in 
Ijrosccuting  his  researches.  One  of  these  was 
an  Italian  who  had  liinired  as  a  C'arhonaro  in  a 
rsins  ill  Naples.  The  rising  hail  been  sup 
pressed,  and  the  Italian  had  lied  to  Kiuiland, 
vhere  Taiicred  had  met  him.  His  name  was 
Jlichel  AiiL'elo.  The  second  was  a  Frenchman, 
who  had  lieeii  in  the  scTvice  of  All,  the  I'asha 
of  .laiiiua.  ami  was  a  IimIiI  and  di'speral','  man. 
The  third  was  a  Spanianl.  who  had  been  a 
Oarlist.  and  had  left  liis  country  in  disgust. 
The  oilier  three  were  Kngjishinen,  one  a  retired 
Indian  otllcer;  the  seciuid,  a  navy  liciiten.'int ; 
and  the  tiiird,  au  adventurer  who  had  fcuiL'hl  in 
South  America.  All  these  had  Ihcu  old  friends 
nnd  associates  of  Tancrcd's.  They  had  also 
been  ncipniinted  nitli  (.iarlli  when  he  was  at 
la\erpool.  If  he  had  come  lo  Kugland  for  re 
cruils  they  would  all  have  prom|illy  joined  his 
standard,  but  as  he  had  come  for  money  they 
declined.  Upon  Tancrcd's  resolve  to  prosecute 
this  search  he  at  once  sent  for  these  friends,  and 
they  all  .joined  him  at  Naples. 

linlv  the  Italian,  Michel  .Vn.gelo,  knew  Sicily, 
but  all  the  rest  knew  Italy,  and  coulj  s|Hak 
Italian  wiin  greater  or  less  tlucncy.  Michel 
Angelo's  knowledge  of  Sicily  was  of  the  veiy 
greatest  importance,  since  it  enabled  Tanered 
without  loss  of  time  to  ilecide  upon  a  ikllnile 
course  of  action.  After  long  consideration 
Tanered  decided  lo  engaire  a  large  number  of 
men  about  Girgentiand  other  places,  and  dividi' 
tliem  into  six  bands  under  the  leadership  of  his 
friends,  while  he  himself  should  exercise  the 
supreme  control.  Michel  Angeh)  and  the 
Frenchman,  .lean  Darcot,  did  most  of  the  en 
listing,  though  the  ot'icrs  worked  at  it.  Hut 
Oirgcnti  was  soon  found  inadei|Uate  to  give  the 
supplies  they  needed,  so  that  a  new  plan  of  ac- 
tion was  resolved  upon,  which,  thcaigh  more 
rounUabout,  was  in  the  end  more  expeditious. 

Tlie  arrangement  was  as  follows:  P^acii  of 
Tancrcd's  friends  should  eslnblisli  himself  at 
one  of  the  larger  towns  of  Sicily,  raise  what 
men  he  could,  arm  them,  and  then  marili  his 
force  through  the  interior  toward  Oirgcnti. 
They  were  lo  make  most  careful  iui|uiries  as 
llipv  went  along,  and  if  they  came  upon  any 
track  of  the  lost  ones,  however  slight,  they 
were  at  once  to  communicate  w  'tli  Tanered.  and 
follow  up  the  search  tillscuue  result  was  readied. 

First,  Sliehel  Augelo  Aelit  to  Palermo.  From 
this  point  lie  was  to  luarcli  through  the  center 
of  the  island  to  (lirgcnti. 

Tlie  Frenchman  was  scnl  to  Marsala.  Here 
nuil  at  Trapaui  he  was  to  raise  his  gang,  and 
then  iiiarch  throiigii  II  •  interior  1m  (lirgenti. 
Tills  route  would  be  n  very  circuitous  one,  but 
II  was  hoped  that  his  .searches  might  lead  to 
somelliing. 

The  Spaniard,  (iutlierez.  was  sent  lo  Catania, 
where  lie  was  to  raise  men.  ^vith  a^uiis  and  sup- 
plies, and  march  tiirougli  the  eoiailry  back  tn 
Oirgcnti. 

The  Imliaii  officer,  Herton,  was  Bpnt  to  Syra- 
cuse, willi  instructions  lo  priuecd  inn  similar 
manner  in  that  direelion. 

The   lieutenant,  Mclulosh,  was  sent   lo  M 
■iua,    From  this  point  lie  was  to  march  with 


his  men  along  I  he  const  as  far  as  Cefnlu,  from 
which  point  he  was  to  turn  southward  iu  the 
direelion  of  (lirgenti. 

Finally,  Tanered  kepi  the  South  American, 
Smith,  at  'lirginli,  wiiile  he  himself  worked 
inconjiinctiou  with  hiiii  to  raise  men  here  and 
keep  up  a  search  in  various  (luarters. 

The  march  of  .Michel  Angelo  amounted  to 
over  one  hundred  miles, 

The  m.ircli  of  ,lean  Darcot  would  amount  to 
over  (Uic  hundred  and  twenty  miles. 

The  march  of  Gultierez  would  amount  to 
more  than  one  hiindreil  ami  lifty  miles. 

The  marili  of  llcrlon  would  tii'  about  as  long 
as  thai  of  (JultieiTZ. 

The  march  of  .Mcintosh  would  be  the  lonirest 
of  all,  and  would  be  more  than  two  huinlred 
miles;  but  two  thirds  of  the  way  wnuld  be  very 
easy,  and  it  was  uol  sup]uised  iluit  tlie  search 
woiild  be  so  clo.se  ir  that  direction,  or  that  so 
much  time  would  be  occupied  by  him  as  by  the 
otlieni. 

As  to  the  aulhnrilies,  Tancrcd's  plan  was  a 
simple  one,  and  was  adopted  at  tlie  instigation 
of  .Michel  Angelo.  If  any  nn|i4easant  impiirics 
were  niadc,  each  commander  was  instructed  to 
inform  the  authorities  whatever  might  be  most 
lilausible,  and  stop  their  mouths  from  further 
questionings  by  a  liribe. 

For  although  the  Sicilian  magistrates  could 
not  rescue  prisoners  from  the  bandits  yet  they 
would  have  resenleil  any  atlenipts  of  the  frienils 
of  the  prisoners  to  do  so  by  force  of  arms,  con 
sidering  such  atlenipts  a.s  a  rcHcction  upon  the 
weakness  of  the  Oovcrnmetit. 

As  to  the  brigands,  the  mode  of  action  delcr- 
mined  upon  was  to  be  largily  governed  by  cir- 
cumstances. If  the  prisoners  could  be  found 
and  ca|itured,  they  were  at  once  to  be  seized  by 
force;  but  if  they  were  in  places  not  easily  ac- 
cessible, or  if  their  lives  would  be  endangered 
by  any  oihu  attack,  then  it  woiihl  be  neee.s.sary 
to  come  to  terms  with  the  briijaiids,  and  eveii 
pav  any  ransom.  For  Tancred's  jihiu  was  to 
stick  at  nothing  so  long  as  he  could  save  his 
frienils.  If  ransom  had  lobe  given  he  would 
give  it,  and  when  his  friends  were  oncesafe  out 
of  the  hands  of  the  liandits  he  could  punish 
lliem  aflcrward  in  any  way  that  might  seem 
most  satisfactory. 

Thus  the  |iliiiis  of  Tanered  were  far-reaching 
and  comprehensive,  involving  an  a(;tual  scarcli 
of  the  whole  island— a  seiircii  so  tlinrough  Ihat 
it  was  scarcely  possible  that  tlie|iri.soncrs  shcaild 
not  be  lieard  of.  liul  fnmi  the  fatal  defecl  in 
the  information  which  Thaiii  had  given  much 
of  this  Labor  would  lie  lust.  Il.id  he  only 
known  that  Sciacca  was  the  place  of  dvparlure, 
instead  of  Gcrgenti,  the  task  would  have  been 
easier. 

In  fact,  there  was  from  the  (irsi  ihisdilllculty 
abcuit  Gergenii,  Ihat  he  never  I'lnild  Iind  Ihe 
sligblcsl  trace  of  any  of  his  missing  friends. 
None  of  the  hotels  showed  any  trace  of  them. 
Their  names  did  not  appear  iu  any  register. 
None  of  the  guides  had  any  particular  recollec- 
tion of  any  such  parly.  Tanered,  therefore, 
cniild  only  i'linclude.  cither  that  they  had  gone 
into  the  country  direct  from  tlie  ship  witliout 
taking  anv  guides,  or  stopping  at  anv  hotel;  or 
else  that  tlie  landlords  and  guides  Iinil  forj^otten 
about  them, 

Taticrcd  now  waited  patiently,  while  all  his 
forces  were  being  set  in  motion.  -Vl  length  he 
heard  from  all  of  them.  i)neby  onethey  Inid  start- 
ed from  ail  the  points  assigned  them,  and  along 
all  the  routes  indicated  above.  Tanered  liimself 
went  out  in  a  northwesterly  direelion,  inasmuch 
as  this  roiile  lay  outside  of  the  track  of  the  others, 
lie  hit  upon  this  by  the  merest  accident.  And 
vet  this  was  Ihe  very  roiile  which  lay  direclly 
through  the  region  where  his  friends  had  beeii 
coiivcjed.  In  this  place  there  were  no  roads 
whatever.  There  were  only  paths,  rough,  wii 
inp.  scarcely  passable  for  horses,  lit  only  for  f 
pas,sengers,  or  perhaiis  mules. 

Time  pa.s.sed,  and  one  by  one  llie  various  bands 
converged  on  their  march  toward  one  common 
center. 

First  came  the  Spaniard, Quttierez, who  left  his 
men  at  I'altamsetta,  and  hurried  on  in  pc-rson  to 
Teport,     He  had  found  out  uothiiig  wlinlever. 

Ncxtcame  Herton,  whoiiaii  started  from  Syra- 
cuse, and  brought  his  men  all  the  way  to  Uir- 
genli.     lie  al.so  had  found  uolhing. 

Next  came  Michel  Angelo.  lie  had  marched 
In  two  bands,  one  going  by  the  way  of  l.ereara 
nnd  the  olher  through  ('orleonc.  After  search- 
ing about  the  country  they  had  halted  at  each  of 
these  places.     Nothing  had  been  learned. 

Next  came  Mcintosh,  who,  coming  from 
Messina,  hud  tiirucii  southward  from  CcfnUi, 


Ills  men  hnltcil  nt  Cnatronuovo,    He  brought  no 

information. 

Next  came  Darcot.  He  had  come  in  two 
bands,  one  bv  Ihe  sea  nnd  one  through  the  inte- 
rior. He  hail  left  one  part  of  his  foreesal  C'alia- 
bellotta,  and  another  part  at  C'hiu.sa. 

Sniiih  had  brought  up  his  men  from  Oirgeiiti 
as  far  as  Castel  Termini. 

Tanered  himself  had  pushed  onto  Hivona,  ;it 
which  place  he  began  to  hear  perplexing  ru- 
mors. 


(.'HAPTKU  XI.VIII. 

TIIF.     SUM,  lA.N     ItKI'int.  IC. 

.Vt  Hivona  there  came  to  Tanered  many  |)cr- 
plixing  rumors  from  all  the  region  round  about. 
From  Castel  Termini,  from  Castronuovo,  from 
l.ereara,  from  Fclaga,  from  lirizzi,  from  Pa- 
lazzo .\driaiio.  At  one  place  a  lady  luul  been 
seen,  at  another  a  lady  and  a  gentleinan.  In 
each  case  these  were  saiil  to  have  been  Inglesi, 
The  rumors  were  of  a  di-lressiiigly,  vague  de- 
scri|ilion,  and  on  being  fidlowed  up  ended  in 
nothing.  Yet,  there  was  somclhing  in  them 
which  led  Tanered  on,  and  made  him  feel  as 
though  he  was  on  the  track.  This  was  especially 
the  case  w  hen.  in  one  place  near  Hrizzi,  they 
heard  of  three  ladies  am)  a  gentleman,  Inglesi, 
who  had  been  in  a  iiiace  not  far  away. 

In  no  olher  part  of  Sicily  had  even  this  much 
been  found  out,  so  that  Tuncred  pushed  hi9 
researches  throughout  this  district  most  dili- 
gently. The  district  was  a  dillicnlt  one,  being 
fuller  tlian  usual  of  ravines  nnd  rocky  plains 
and  preeipitou  .  liills,  but  there  wa.s  another  dif- 
liculty  which  was  more  troublesome  .still. 

It  was  one  for  which  Tanered  liad  not  been 
prepared,  and  which  gradually  unfolded  il.self 
to  tlic  great  perplexity  of  himself  and  his 
friends. 

In  the  course  of  their  searches,  they  had 
gradually  become  aware  of  n  great  organization 
opposed  to  tliem,  which  bafllcd  their  efforts  and 
dissipated  their  plans.  It  was  widc-.siuead, 
covering  all  tills  part  of  Sicily  and  tilling  all 
the  1  Ciller  and  west  w  illi  il,s  far  reaching  and 
minute  raniilicat  ions.  Large  as  Tancrcd's  forces 
were,  the  opposing  forces  of  this  mysterious 
power  were  larger  still,  but  what  the  object  of 
it  was  he  could  not  tell,  Michel  Angelo  had 
uol  susiM'Cted  the  existence  of  anything  of  the 
kind  and  was  slow  to  believe  it;  but  he  was  the 
one  who  hrst  came  in  contact  with  it,  and  )cid 
been  most  bewildered.  .lean  Darcot,  also,  had 
come  into  collision  at  an  early  period  with  lliu 
sanii'  power,  and  these  two  had  sought  to  un- 
ravel the  luyslcrv. 

The  approach  of  all  Tancred's  forces  to  this 
common  central  ground  seemed  to  bring  them 
more  closely  into  lollision  with  Ihe  mysterious 
power.  This  power  was  made  manifest  in 
many  ways,  in  encountering  warlike  prepara- 
tions, ill  being  conscious  of  incessant  espionage, 
and  ill  .seeing  di.slant  figures,  who  regardeil 
them  with  stern  utlenlion  a.s  if  preparing  for  a 
struggle.  They  had  the  air  of  brigiuids,  but 
their  arms  and  organization  were  of  a  higlier 
order. 

If  they  were  indeed  a  vast  band  of  brigands, 
then  Ihe  task  of  Tanered  became  n  much  more 
serious  one  than  he  had  supposed.  For  this 
was  tlie  region  where  they  most  abounded,  and 
whicli  they  had  evidently" chosen  as  their  heail- 
i|Uiirters,  but  in  tliis  very  jilace  he  had  come 
upon  what  seemed  like  the  faint  traces  of  his 
friends.  What,  then,  was  to  be  done.  Should 
be  try  mild  measures,  or  move  forward  all  his 
forces  and  try  violetiec.  The  latter  course  he 
saw  would  be  a  desperate  one.  In  such  a 
country  as  this  a  small  band  might  defy  an 
armed  emiiire,  and  his  forces  could  do  but 
little.  He  dctcrinincd,  therefore,  to  try  to  get 
into  the  secret  of  this  my.stcrious  power  and 
maki  friendly  overtures. 

These  overtures  were  made  incessantly,  per- 
sistently, and  paliently,  and  being  accompanied 
with  gold,  were  not  unsuccessful.  Graduallvu 
commimical  ion  w  lis  made  with  individuals,  who, 
though  evidently  with  much  terror,  were  in- 
iluccil  by  heavy  bribes  lo  tell  all  lliey  knew. 

Great  was  the  amazement  of  Tanered,  as  al.so 
of  his  friends,  as  it  all  came  out.  These  were 
the  forces  of  the  Sicilian  Hcpublic,  nnd  in  this 
region  were  llieir  lieadiiuarlcrs.  Their  organ- 
ization was  comprehensive  and  systematic. 
They  were  under  the  control  of  onesupremc  in- 
telligence, who,  though  merely  po.ssessing  the 
modest  title  of  chief,  had  yet  almost  absoUito 
aiilhorily,  since  he  supplied  all  the  funds.  The 
fact  uf  the  chief  holding  the  money-bags  gave 


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OLD  GARTH. 


fi 


lilm  boundless  aiitbority.  Btill  there  wna  murh 
murimulng.  The  chiuf  was  very  alriel.  He 
woulil  nut  allow  it  little  hnrmlusH  brlG;aiu1iige. 
What  wim  'lone  had  to  bo  kept  eoiuoaliil,  lle- 
iiiiles,  the  chief  was  a  foreigner,  iiii  IiiKlese. 
Already  there  were  murmurs.  One  of  the 
;eiicruls  o!  the  Hepublie  had  a  hirtre  followlii;,'. 
ie  was  the  chosen  friend  and  rii^ht  hand  man 
of  the  chief,  yet  be  resented  liis  chief's  domi- 
neering manner  and  strict  discipline.  A  move- 
ment was  goinj;  on  (\t  that  lime  under  Ills  jien- 
eral  to  tlirow  oft  the  control  of  tlie  thief.  They 
hoped  tomalte  liim  prisoner  and  (jet  his  money, 
or  malte  him  furnish  them  with  all  they  wanted. 
But  this  wa.s  a  very  difllcult  matter,  as  llie  chief 
was  watehftil  and  lived  alone,  armed  to  the 
teeth,  in  an  impregnable  and  almost  inaccessible 
Btron^hold. 

Thi.s  was  all  the  "infomnition  lliat  the  man 
could  give.  Tancreil  understood  it  all.  With 
a  feeling  of  immense  exultation  be  recognized 
the  work  of  Garth.  Garth  bad  been  laboring 
there  at  his  beloved  Hepublie.  (larib  had  in- 
gani/.ed  Ibis  far-reaihiiig  conspira<'y.  Garth  it 
was  who,  fnun  his  lonely  and  iiiai:(  essibln  re- 
treat, was  the  controlling  power  wliose  arms  be 
had  felt  all  around  liim.  These  disiilleeled, 
meai  spirited  Sicilians  ebafe<l  under  bi.s  control, 
an  was  natural.  But  Tancn-d  fell  ccmviiiced 
that  Garth  could  hold  tbi'iu  all  in  cheek. 

His  highest  desire  now  was  to  liiid  Gartli. 
Brigandage  had  no  doubt  been  carried  on  in 
spite  of  Garth's  law.  Perhaps  bis  friends  had 
been  sei/ed  by  some  of  these  ilisafTeeled  follow- 
ers; perhaps  tbey  were  moving  against  Garth 
on  account  of  ibis  very  tiling.  IVrbaps  Garlh 
had  set  tlifm  free,  and  bad  punished  ilie  evil- 
doers Ail  Ibis  was  possible.  (Jiie  thing  was 
certain.  Garlh  was  the  very  man  of  all  Men 
who  could  now  give  him  the  information  (bat 
be  wished. 

As  for  the  man,  be  swore  li(^  knew  nolliing 
nboi'it  any  Kiiglisli  captives.  Tancred  did  not 
believe  him,  and  offered  liiin  lieavy  bribes  if  he 
would  U'll.  Hut  in  vain.  Killier  the  iiiun  could 
not  tell,  or  was  afniid  to.  lie  then  Irieil  lo  in- 
duce the  neintotake  him  to  Garth's  slronglioM. 
The  man  refused,  but  offered  to  speak  to  some 
others  about  it. 

On  tlie  following  day  this  man  returned, 
bringing  with  bim  a  man  who  de.-^ired  to  have  a 
private  interview  williTaiwreil.  This  man  bad 
Ills  arm  in  a  sling,  and  showed  signs  of  sull<'r- 
ing.     He  told  a  strange  story. 

First,  lie  bad  liearu,  he  said,  that  Tan<red 
was  searching  after  some  Knglish  Iravilers.  and 
wished  to  .see  the  chief.  In  Iwith  of  these  enter- 
prises be  could  a.ssist  him.  but  only  on  one  con- 
dition, and  that  was  that  Tancred  should  bring 
forward  all  his  forces,  capture  the  chief  alive, 
and  hand  him  over  to  the  Biciliau  licpublicans 
for  trial. 

This  Tancred  refused  to  do. 

In  the  conversation  thus  far,  Michel  Angelo 
had  acted  as  interpreter,  and  he  now  bejjan  lo 
question  the  stranger  more  closely.  ■   , 

"  What  is  your  name? "  ...i 

"  Uerengar.  " 

"  Is  your  wound  a  recent  one!" 

"  Yes.     The  chief  sliot  me  veslcrday." 

"Why?"  ■  .      , 

"  .\  c|iiarrel." 

"  For  what  cause? " 

Bereiigar  refused  to  answer. 

"  Tliese  English  travelers,"  said  ^licliel  An- 
;elo.  "  Tlie  chief  wislied  to  stop  brigandage. 
Ie  tried  a  little  sliarp  discipline.  " 

"  It  is  not  your  business,"  growled  Uerengar, 
turning  lo  go. 

"  Wait,"  said  Michel  Angelo,  and  he  gave  a 
whistle. 

In  an  instant  Uerengar  was  in  the  hands  of 
two  stout  fellows,  who  held  him  fast,  wliile 
Michel  .\ngelo  seaiebed  bis  pockets. 

"  What's  this  for?"  cried  Tancred,  in  ama/.e- 
raenl. 

"  Why.  this  mii-t  be  the  actual  brigand  bini- 
self  who  eapliired  your  friends.  "  cried  .Michel 
Angelo.  "See.  look  over  these  things.  ')o 
you  recognize  anylliing?  "  i.nd  as  he  said  llii-i 
he  handed  10  Tancreil  a  .irold  chain  and  lo<kel 
wbieli  he  liad  taken  out  of  the  liieasi  pocket  o' 
Bcrnngar.  Tancred  snatclied  ii  tinin  bim,  a'.d 
held  it  with  trembling  liiinds.  It  was  liis 
mother's  locket,  and  contained  tlie  likeness  of 
his  father. 

"Hell  hound!"  be  cried.  "  WliiTc  is  she? 
Take  nie  to  lierV  Tie  tlie  villain's  bands  lie 
hind    him,   and    don't    let    bim    out    of  your 

BfBllt." 

Berrengar  turned  pule. 

"  Confess  all,"  said  Michel  Angelo. 


fi 


"  They've  escaped,"  said  Dcrcngar. 

"When?" 

"Three  days  ago." 

"  You  lie!  '^ 

"  It's  true.     We  were  away,  and  they  fled." 

"  Where  did  they  go?" 

"  No  one  knows  except  the  chief.  That's 
why  be  shot  me.  I  chased  him,  and  tried  lo 
capture  bis  rock.  We  are  liesieging  it  now.  1 
got  shot  for  my  pains.  We  liave  him  there 
now.  We're  going  to  starve  him  out.  V on  can 
lliid  him  there  if  you  waul,  to.  (Jnly  let  me  go, 
for  1  am  wounded  and  in  pain." 

"No;  you  enn't  go.  You  must  guide  us  lo 
where  tlie  chief's  rock  is." 

About  six  hundred  men  were  at  Bevona,  and 
these  were  at  once  assembled  for  the  inarch. 
Tliey  took  Uerengar  witli  them,  and  after 
about  three  hours  came  to  llie  place.  The 
brigands  had  been  guarding  the  chasm  ever  since 
the  liLsi  shot  had  been  tired,  but  had  not  at- 
tempted to  cross. 

Tancred  called  in  a  loud  voice. 

There  was  no  answer. 

He  then  bad  a  rude  frame-work  made,  and 
crossed  over. 

The  rock  was  empty. 


CHAPTKR  Xf.IX. 

F  II  1  .N  K    \  .N  D    I.  U  l^  V  . 

1,BT  US  now  return  to  Friiik  and  Lucy,  who 
liad  tied,  leaving  I'aulinc  lo  suppose  that  she 
would  be  able  to  join  ibem.  lint,  as  has  al- 
ready Ix'en  shown.  Frink's  intenthui  was  widely 
dilleienl.  His  aim  was  to  lly  in  nnollier  dirci;- 
tion  and  throw  Pauline  olT  altogether.  He 
liopcd  that  Pauline  would  b('  lost  on  tlic  road,  ' 
and  tlicrcfore  he  first  lo  be  captured.  He  al-o 
counted  on  Pauline,  in  llie  event  of  capliiie. 
giving  information  about  him,  wliicli  informn- 
lion  would  of  couine  utterly  mislead  his  pursu- 
ers. 

Tims,  if  all  his  plans  turned  out  well,  he 
would  aceoinplish  every  one  of  his  dearest  de- 
sires, for  he  would  carry  out  his  cherislied  plan 
for  getting  riil  of  Pauline  ami  her  motlier,  while 
as  the  apparent  savior  of  l.ucy  be  would  earn  a 
title  to  her  f-i'or,  whicli  no  oilier  human  being 
could  hope  to  rival. 

Tliey  had  disguised  themselves  in  the  way 
already  nicnlioned.  I.iicy  was  dre.s.sed  like  an 
Italian  pi'ii-santgirl,  while  Frink  looked  like  an 
intelligent  bamlit.  Of  cmii'se.  such  a  disguise 
Cfiiild  not  deceive  any  close  insncction,  but  they 
hoped  lliat  it  would  pass  miisli  r  lo  Ihc ordinary 
observer.  I 

On  leaving  the  old  church   I.ucy  bad  joined  I 
Frink,  who  leil  iier  in  silence  to  the  rear  of  tlie 
village,  and  Ihen  in  a  southerly  direelion.     The  i 
w.ay  ran  down  a  long  slope,  under  olive  treijs  ' 
which  served  as  an  excellent  place  of  eoiieeal- 
ineiit.     This  course  was  almost  opiKjsile  to  that 
wbicli  I'auline  was  told  lo  lake,  and  wiiieb  she 
did  lake.     Lucy  would  have  noticed  this,  but 
she  was  too  full  of  excitement  and  trepidation  to 
notice  anything,  and  the  idea  of  treaciiery  had 
never  entered  jier  bead. 

Frink  had  spent  much  time  In  settling  u|ion 
his  present  course,  and  liad  as  clear  an  idea  of 
what  he  wislied  lo  do  as  any  one  coulil  have. 
He  bad  seen  lliat  the  country  to  the  soiilli  was 
open,  and  that  in  the  dislancc  was  ibc  sea.  He 
thought  that  by  making  one  vigorous  |ius|i  he 
might  get  lliere.  One  mistake,  however,  be 
had  made,  and  it  was  a  very  .serious  one.  To 
him,  looking  down  from  the  height,  the  coun- 
try bad  appeareil  smooth  ami  easy  to  lie  trav- 
ersed, whevi'iis  it  was  one  of  ihe  rougliesl  cour- 
tries  in  the  world;  arid,  bare  of  verdure,  sirewii 
Willi  vast  rucks,  and  inlcrseeled  with  millies 
and  ravines.  All  this  made  il  a  pliiee  thrcmgb 
'  dch  progress  could  only  be  made  by  the  most 
loilscnne  exertion. 

Tliey  went  on  for  some  time  Ihroiigh  the 
olive  grove,  and  at  length  reai-lied  llie  fool  of 
tile  declivity.  Here  the  ground  at  onee  l«'caiiie 
]  rough  and  broken.  Large  roeks  ap|M'areil  on 
every  band,  and  Iherit  was  no  sign  of  any  |iaih 
way.  Frink  searched  for  some  time,  walking 
.■ilong  tile  oulskirts  of  this  nu'ky  region  until,  al 
lenglli.  Ill",  was  forliinale  enough  to  llnd  sonie- 
tliiiig  liki' a  track  wbicli  led  Into  it.  Here  he 
led  Ihe  way  wliili!  Liiey  followed.  'I'liey  could 
not  go  fast  on  account  of  the  roiigliness  of  the 
ground.  TIk^  pathway  al«o  wound  in  an  ex- 
ceedingly liriuitous  manner  so  as  lo  avoid  the 
larger  nicks  and  dills  that  interfered  with  il." 

At  lengtli  Lucy  siiriiKainted  her  terror  and  ex 
citemcnt  Bullicieully  to  have  some  thought  of 
Pauline. 


"  Hadn't  wn  better  wait  about  hero  some- 
where?" she  asked,  anxiously. 
•"  What  for?  " 

"  For  Pauline.  " 

"  Oh,  wc  have  ngt  got  to  the  tower  yet," 

"  Hut  more  than  an  hour  has  passed." 

'  I  know  il,  but  it's  no  use  W'i.injj  anywhere 
except  at  the  tower.  Siie  isn't  likely  to  come 
this  path.  She  may  t«d(e  unotlier  path.  If  wc 
slay  here  wc  may  lose  her.  fur  she  may  go  on  in 
another  direction.  " 

To  this  Lu<y  had  nothing  to  say,  so  she  fol- 
lowed Frink  in  silence  for  some  lime  longer. 

The  patliwuy  eonliniied  as  before,  rough  and 
ditllcnlt  to  traverse.  It  also  continued  to  keep 
its  circuitous  and  roundalxiiit  character.  At 
length  it  led  into  a  wmal,  and  hero  tbey  went  on 
for  some  time.  Kiit  the  path  grew  fainter,  and 
till!  wood  grew  darker,  until  at  last,  they  had 
utterly  lost  their  way.  I'litil  now  Frink  had 
managed  to  retain  some  idea  of  the  course  in 
which  be  was  going,  lint  now,  in  the  darkness 
of  tlic  wood,  he  found  this  impossible,  anil  soon 
iK'gan  lo  liecome  utterly  coiifu»<«l.  Ills  chief 
object  now  was  to  regain  Ibc  patli,  but  the  dark- 
ness was  such  that  even  if  be  did  get  upon  it  he 
was  not  able  to  recognl/.c  it. 

it  biH.'amc  a  ipiestiou  now  whether  to  keep  on 
or  to  remain  where  he  was.  He  linnlly  con- 
cluded to  keep  on.  He  did  so.  Lucy,  wlio  had 
seen  bis  confusion,  and  conjectured  the  cause, 
once  more  siiggesleil  that  tiiey  had  belter  woit. 
islie  still  iiopcd  tliat  Paulino  niijtht  be  some- 
where near,  and  fell  as  though  they  might  have 
a  belter  chance  of  seeing  her  if  they  remained. 
Kill  Frink  assured  her  lliat  the  only  hope  of  see- 
ing her  was  by  gelling  to  the  lower. 

.\fleral)oui  a  i|iiarlcr  of  an  hour,  to  bis  Im- 
mense surprise,  I'riiik  found  hiniself  coining  out 
of  llie  wiiod  into  a  rough  looking  place  much 
like  the  open  ground  through  which  the  path- 
way had  at  lirst  led.  There  was  no  path  here, 
but  it  was  belter  than  the  wood,  and  so  they 
wallu'd  (Ui  licre  for  s<mie  lime.  Hut  so  rougn 
was  liie  ground  that  their  jirogress  was  ex- 
tremely shiw,  and  Liny  soon  grew  so  weary  that 
she  could  scarcely  move  In  vain  Frink  tried 
lo  assist  her.  Hehimse:.  -gan  lo  feet  tliu  cllcct 
of  such  severe  exe'lioii,  and  could  do  biU  Jitllo 
toward  helping  lii-  companion.  He  dicldeil, 
therefore,  lo  rest  lor  Ihe  remainder  of  tiic  night 
at  least,  and  soiigiil  now  lo  liiid  some  siijlable 
hiding-place.  'I'iaic  was  a  rising  grouinl  u  lillle 
dislanci!  ahead,  and  towaril  this  tiiey  went.  On 
one  side  of  this  was  an  overlninging  rock,  in 
front  of  wbicli  was  another  rock,  which  looked 
like  a  place  adapted  lo  concealment  Frink 
gatliered  some  drv  moss  from  tin?  neighboring 
wood,  and  thus  made  a  couch  for  Lucy,  who  at 
onc(>  lluii.u'  lierself  down  and  went  to  sleep. 
Frink  sat  outside  and  tried  lo  watch,  but,  in 
spite  of  his  anxiety,  Ids  fatigue  ovirwiielnieci 
biin.  and  iK'fori'  long  lie  was  fast  aslee)) — in  a 
sliwp  indi'ed  wliieli  was  so  sound  that  be  did 
not  wake  lill  the  sun  was  high  in  llie  ski'. 

On  waking  be  siarled  and  stared  around  wilh 
horror.  Hut,  in  point  of  fact,  what  liehadeoii- 
sidereil  as  a  most  dangerous  thing,  was  laie 
cause  wliv  be  had  not  Ixen  already  captured; 
for  the  brigands  were  already  out  over  the  rouii- 
Iry  in  search  of  the  fugitives,  and  some  of  llieni 
had  passeil  on  throiigii  this  pliue  not  far  away 
from  where  these  two  wiere.  They  wea-  now 
faraway,  and  were  slill  in  pursuit,  thus  giving 
Frink  and  Lucy  a  sliort  rcsjiite. 

He  rouseil  Lucy  as  soon  as  possible,  and  com- 
municated to  lier  his  fears. 

■  I  only  intendi'd  to  stay  here  for  an  hour  or 
so.  but  we've  lici^n  here  loo  long,  and  our  pur 
suers  will  be  after  us.     Can  you  start?" 

"Oh,  yes,"  said  J.ucy;  but  how  can  we  go?" 

"  ISiil  we  iiiiisl  go." 

"  You  forget  Pauline." 

"  No.  '  said  Frink;  "  but  we  have  waited  for 
hours,  and  slie  has  not  come.  I  don't  forget 
Pauline,  but  I  must  take  care  of  you.  Ouronly 
hopi'  now  is  in  tliglit.  We  can  only  bojie  that 
Paiilini-  may  have  reached  some  town." 

Lucy  sighed. 

"  \\^e  hav:  done  all  that  wo  could,"  said 
Frink.  "  Let  us  not  waste  lime  in  weeping. 
Wc  ourselves  are  in  ilanger.  We  may  be  seized 
al  any  inomenl.  You  may  have  lo  bewail  your 
own  capture  before  lialf  an  lionr." 

'I'liese  words  roused  Lucy,  and  she  prepared 
for  further  lliglil,  Frank"  had  had  sulneienl 
foietliought  to  make  some  provision  for  this 
journey,  and  now  produced  some  clKwInui  cake, 
such  as  is  Ihe  I'oiiunon  diet  of  the  Sicilians,  a 
black,  eoai'ie  siibslancc,  yel  ijuilc  iiutriliousand 
not  iinpalalalile  to  those  who  have  acipiired  a 
taste  for  it.     Of  this  he  and  Lucy  ate  enoui^h  to 


OLD  GARTH. 


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serve  for  n  bronkfniit,  and  tlion  sinrtcd  nff  once 
mor"  Tlu^y  uciw  onliToil  ilic  f<irc»t,  mid  kept 
sloiiL'  llie  r-ifgi:  of  it  in  lliL'  siiiiic  (lircclidii  lUillie 
ruviiiu,  bill  luiiler  llii;  sliiidow  of  I  lie  iri'iH. 

Tbo  ground  licrc  iisocndt'd  steadily  and  hooii 
jrrfwmnoollier  iiiid  more  free  from  liirge  in;isse«. 
The  mvine  llself  diiiilnlslied  in  size  lill  il  looked 
like  11  dried  up  river  lied,  with  no  Hlnnes  more 
formiduble  than  I  lie  ordiniirY  round  oolible-DtoncH 
none  of  wliic'li  were  muck  larger  than  a  man's 
head. 

At  length  after  an  nscent  of  two  or  lliree 
liours  lliey  readied  llie  summit.  Mere  lliey 
found  a  slight  hollow,  wlieii^  there  were  olive 
groves,  vineyards,  and  a  eheslnut  plantation. 
Beyond  tlii'i  the  ground  rosi'  (•liglitlv,  and  here 
there  wa.s  a  small  village.  The  sight  of  this 
filled  botii  of  them  wiili  Jov.  Il  seemeil  to 
them  iu<  though  all  their  troiiiiles  were  at  last 
over. 

15ut  rcmcmlKTing  thai  there's  many  a  slip 
'twixt  I'up  and  lip,  lliey  did  not  lose  t)ieir  cau- 
tion even  at  thai  niiimenl.  Krink  surveyed  the 
scene  closely  anil  with  much  circumspection  to 
see  that  there  were  no  suspicions  characters 
alMiiit.  Ill'*  iiispcclion  .salislieil  liiiii  Unit  the 
way  WHS  clear  of  enemies,  and  lie  advanced  to- 
ward the  village, 

Il  was  small  and  dirty.  One  street  ran 
through  it,  on  eilliciside  ol'  wlihli  were  small 
lanes.  A  handsdme  cliiinli  in  the  Sicilian 
iJolliii;  slylii  slood  in  the  main  sirci'l,  and  op- 
nosiie  to  this  a  lar;:c  building  with  a  sign  which 
bore  the  name,  "  l.ocaiida  (iiande.  " 


CIIAITKU   I,. 


AN    Al.TKIIN.MIVK. 


TllK  inn  was  by  no  incaiis  inviting,  yet,  to 
these  fugitives,  it  soeini'd  like  a  palace.  They 
leurncil  thai  the  village  was  Hriz/.i;  thai  Hchicea 
was  about  lliirly  miles  dislani  across  llie  coun- 
try, but  thai  llie  road  there  was  about  (iflv 
miles,  and  veiy  rough;  llial  it  was  not  iiiiicli 
fiirllier  to  Palermo,  over  a  niiicli  belter  loud. 
Tliey  frnind,  lliiis,  that  tlicy  were  not  so  ucar 
the  sea  as  they  had  supposed,  and  now,  foe  the 
first  lime,  learned  that  the  brigands  had  held 
them  captive  in  this  neii'hborhood.  Of  brigands, 
however,  llie  landlord  knew  nothing  at  all.  lie 
iiail  never  heard  the  word.  He  swore  that  there 
were  no  such  beings  at  all— at  least,  not  in  Sic- 
ily, and  certainly  not  near  liri//.i.  The  lirizzi 
people  were  pioiis  sulphur-diggers,  who  did  not 
Know  what  a  brigand  was.  .\t  this  iniioeence 
of  llie  landlord  they  fell  much  leassmcd. 

Keeling,  now,  jierfeclly  safe.  Krink  resolved 
to  think  over  his  position,  and  decide  u)u)ii  his 
fulurc.  Ih'fore  leaviiiu'  Hrizzi,  he  resolved  lo 
have  a  full  and  coin|!lete  iinilersiandim:  vvilli 
liiicy.  As  yet,  she  was  in  his  |iiuver  and  under 
his  eonlnd.  whereas,  if  he  ivislpimed  it  nnolher 
day,  she  might  set  him  at  delianee;  for  Hrizzi 
was,  so  to  si)cak.  in  the  very  midst  of  the  brigand 
district.  To  Krink  il  seemed  assafcas  I'alenno; 
but  to  Liicv  it  would  seem  as  dangerous,  ainiosl.  as 
the  place  that  they  had  last  tied  from.  This  sense 
of  danger  would  necessarily  make  her  feel  (piite 
depemfenl  upon  Krink.  and  subser>'ieiil  to  his 
wislies.  Ill'  could  work  upon  her  limidily,  her 
love  for  Pauline,  her  fear  of  the  robbi'is,  her 
longing  for  liherly,  and  thus  pi-istiade  her  or 
coerce  her  lo  fall  in  with  his  views. 

Ijueyhad  resled  forseviral  hiiirs.  after  which 
lliey  dined.  The  table  of  the  Locanda  (irande 
was  of  a  Sicilian  character,  with  dishes  cunlain 
ingiilenly  of  onions,  plenty  of  grease,  ami  plenly 
of  dust — in  fact,  greese  and  dirt  prcponderaled 
lliroughoul  llie  I.ocandn — but  the  giusls  were 
loo  happy  and  too  tired  lo  complain.  It  was 
afler  his  soul  had  Im/iii  fortilictl  by  this  repast, 
that  Krink  began  lo  speak. 

•' I<ady  I..ucy, "  said  he.  "I  wish  lo  s|ieak  to 
you  now  upon  a  matter  that  is  of  much  imiior 
ianci'  lo  me,  anil  the  present  moment  is  the  most 
lllliiu;  lo  inlrodiice  il." 

"  Wlial  is  il?  '  said  I.iicy,  wlio  supposed  that 
it  had  reference  to  their  journey,  and  was  a  mere 
tiucstion  of  routes. 

'•'  I  will  be  nliriipl,"  said  Krink ;  "I  must  be. 
Iwlsli  lo  speak  about  myself  — about  my  posilion 
toward  you— about  my  hopes — alMiiil  the  ilear 
eut  wishes  of  my  heart   " 

He  paused. 

I.uey  looked  aslonisheil  and  troubled.  She 
had  not  expected  this;  she  had  forgot  tin  Kriiik's 
old  fondness  for  her.  Il  was  a  terrible  lime  for 
'him  lo  remind  her  of  il. 

"  While  we  were  tonelher  on  shipboard, "  he 
conliDUcd,  "  I  was  silent;  while  we  were  cap- 


tives I  was  silent.  I  would  not  allow  you  even 
to  sus|H'Ct  the  truth.  Hut  now  I  am  myself 
again;  now  I  liavc  siieceedcd  in  snatching  you 
from  dcslruetion,— from  the  grasp  of  I  hose  inis- 
creanls,  from  the  senlenceof  death  under  whicli 
they  held  you, — and  I  call  speak.  Lady  I.iicy, 
1  love  you;  1  liave  always  loved  you.  Will  you 
listen  to  ineY     Will  you  give  ine  hope?" 

"  Oh,  Mr.  Krink!  iih,  .Mr.  Frinkl" cried  I.iicv. 
"  Do  not  go  on!  Oh,  do  noti  It  is  too  hard! 
Not  now — oh,  not  now!  " 

"  Ves;  but  now  is  the  very  time,"  persisted 
Krink.  "  I  have  saved  yon;  il  is  fresh  in  your 
memory;  you  owe  your  life  to  me— and  what 
is  better  than  life?  " 

"  That  is  not  generous,  lo  remind  me  of  Uie 
heavy  obligations  under  whicli  I  am  to  you. 

"  No,  il  is  not  generous;  of  course  not;  but 
what,  lliiMiV  Love  is  iinscriipiiloiis.  I  cannot 
slop  lo  consider  wliiit  my  words  are;  1  cannot 
afford  to  be  generous  or  delicate;  I  love  you 
too  well;  I  have  risked  too  much  to  win  you. 
If  1  let  this  opportunity  slip,  you  will  forget  nil 
that  von  owe  to  me." 

"  forget y  Oh,  I  a.ssnre  you  I  never  shall  for 
get— never,  .Mr   Krink,  never!" 

"  Let  me  remind  you  now — and  oh,  forgive 
md  if  I  seem  indelicate.  Let^ni'  tell  you  what 
1  have  done  Ihlt  for  me  volt  would  be  a  pris 
oner  still,  without  ho|K'.  'i'lie  lime  lixed  forllie 
ran.soin  would  expire.  Wlial  then?  \\'liy.  only 
one  tiling — death;  or,  if  not  ileatli,  something 
worse.  Vol!  would  bi'  Ibe  lUtli  wife  of  soini- 
Sicilian  eiil-lliroal— an  exile  for  lib'.  Ibit  now 
you  are  safe.  I  have  broiiu'ht  you  here.  Von 
have  before  you  the  clianci-  of  reliiriiing  loyoiii 
native  country.  And  now,  is  il  iniieli  lo  ask 
you  lo  think  of  nit  with  favor,  to  return,  if 
you  can,  my  love'?" 

"Oh,  no.  no!'  said  Lucy.  "  Koriivc  me. 
Mr.  Krink:  1  am  .sorry  lo  piiin  you;  but  that 
can  never  be!" 

"And  why  nol'.' "  asked  Krink. 

"  My  heart  is  alreadv  given  lo  another." 

"You  cannot  mean 'rancred  llenslowe';  Oh, 
I  forcfol— 1  have  never  lold  you.     Ho  is  dead." 

"  Wlial!"  cried  Lucy,  in  horror. 

"He  is  de:id,"  said    Krink.     "He   has   been 
j  dead  for  monlbs.'' 
I      Lucy  smiled. 

I      "  You  forget  how  short  a  time  il  is  since  I 
I  saw  Ins  letter." 

••  No  I  don't.     I!ut  he  is  dead." 

Luev  again  started. 
I      "  What  do  you  mean'/ " 

"  Why  this!  I  knew  it  all  along.  He  died 
in  Sicily.  He  ncvi^r  went  lo  Flprencc.  More, 
he  died  before  1  went  lo  Liverpool.  He  died. 
I  .saw  him  die.  1  did  not  tell  Ihe  Irulli,  how- 
ever. How  coiii'.l  I.  1  found  Ids  mother  and 
sisler  .-o  happy.  They  were  preparing  for  the 
voyage.  What  could  I  do.  Why,  1  wcnl  wilh 
them.  I  did  Ibis  chiilly  to  be  able  lo  break  llie 
news  lo  lliem.  Ihil  I  never  had  Ihe  ch.ince.  I 
ki'pl  pulling  il  olT.  llcsides.  I  went  wilh  lliem 
because  you  were  .u'oing,  anil  1  hoped  thai  I 
might  lessen  your  prejudice  .'igainst  me." 

"  Oh,  heavens!  istliisso';  Can  it  be  possible'?" 
cried  Lui'\ . 

"Ah  sure  as  1  live,  il  is  true.  He  has  been 
dead  for  months.  I  swear  il  by  all  Ihal  is 
most  holy." 

Lucy  burh'd  her  lienil  in  her  hands. 

"  Do  not  pine  afler  what  is  lost  forever."  said 
Krink.  '  I>o  not  give  yourself  up  lo  an  imagi- 
nary alllietioii.  lie  just,  be  merciful.  Think 
of  all  Ihal  1  have  doiie.  Think  of  the  dangcr- 
Ihal  I  have  saved  von  from.  Ihe  ilangcrs  Ihal 
yet  lie  before  you  from  wliieli  I  must  yet  save 
you." 

"  Alas!"  cried  Lucy,  "  I  was  never  so  misera- 
ble as  at  Ibis  moment.  I  wish  I  could  be  wlial 
1  was  y&slerday." 

"  You  can  easily  l'o  back."  s.'iid  Krink.  "  bill 
remember,  when  ihe  lime  for  llie  ransom  cnmes 
your  lot  will  be  verv  diirerenl.  Then  you  must 
accept  your  doom.'' 

Lilcv  sliiiddcred. 

"  oil,  what  can  I  do!"  she  moaned.  "Oh. 
il  is  loo  hard!  He  is  mil  dead.  He  cannot 
be." 

"It  is  true,  "  said  Krink;  "  but  do  not  dwell 
upon  Ibis.  I  come  lo\  oil  now  with  the  olTer  of 
my  love.  I  have  risked  all  for  you,  and  have 
much  lo  do  yet  bi'tore  1  iml  yon  in  a  place  of 
sab'iv.  Do' not  lei  me  bear  iill  Ihi'se  toils  for 
nolliing.  Do  nol  leavi' me  nnrei|iiitcd.  Ills  a 
low  ground  to  lake,  but  i  have  no  other  way 
of  moving  you.  You  have  no  other  lie  now. 
.\ll  I  want  is  the  promise  from  you  that  you 
will  accept  my  love.  I  do  nol  wish  lo  take  his 
place  in  your  heart.     That    I   can   never    do. 


Uut  let  me  have  some  place— the  second— any- 
where. Promise  nt  least  some  place,  and  say 
that  you  will  be  mine." 

Lucy  was  silent.  She  was  overwhelmed  wilh 
grief  at  tlic  death  of  Tancred,  and  such  a  pro- 
posal at  such  a  time  was  abiiorrent.  liesldes. 
there  was  in  r  old  dislike  lo  Krink  which  had 
never  been  allogether  surmounted.  This  now 
she  found  reviving  at  the  pressuri'  of  his  per- 
sistency. She  found  hergiief  for  Tancred  giv- 
ing way  to  keen  resenlmenl  against  Krink.  At 
Ihe  same  time  she  was  keenly  sensible  of  the 
terrible  position  in  whicli  she  would  be  if  Krink 
should  leave  her  in  anger.  What  could  become 
of  her'(  How  awful  lo  fall  once  more  into  llio 
hands  of  the  brigands! 

"  Spare  me!"  said  she.  in  her  distress.  "  Give 
me  lime,  if  only  lo  mourn  over  the  lost." 

"  Time,  certainly,  "  said  l-'rink.  "You  have 
all  your  life  lo  mourn.  I  only  ask  the  place 
after  him.     I  only  ask  your  promise  now." 

"  I  cannot." 

"01i<  do  not  say  so— do  nol,"  cried  Krink. 
'  This  cannot  be.  You  drive  me  away.  Fori 
cannot  live  aiiv  longer  in  such  dose  proximity 
lo  you  unless  1  have  sonic  ho ;ic.  liivc  ine  that 
hojie. " 

"  I  cannot— I  cannot,"  said  Lucy. 

"  This  IS  a  mere  whim,"  said  Krink,  with 
wmie  imiialience.  "  Come.  Lady  Lucy.  1  liiwo 
tried  iirayers.  11  is  no  use.  1  ask  you  nov\', 
calmly,  and  will)  dignity,  and  with  all  respect — 
will  you  come  wilh  me  or  will  you  stay;" 

At  this  Lucy  stared  at  him  in  amazement. 

"  Come  with  me.  Lei  me  save  you  from  a 
terrible  fate,  and  give  mc  lio|ie,  or  else,  we  must 
part  here." 

Lucy  stood  looking  at  him.  Gradually  his 
meaning  came  lo  her. 

"  This  is  a  threat,"  said  she,  slowly. 

"  Ko."  said  Frink,  mournfully.  '"It  is  an 
allernalivc." 

"  Your  wife,  or  death, "  tliatis  the  allernalivc, 
said  Lucy,  slowly.  "  Well,  since  Tancred  is 
dead,  1  doii'i  sir  any  good  in  life,  and  so  I 
choose— well.  I  elioo.se  not  lo  be  yonr  wife.  I 
will  run  the  risk." 

Lucv  stood  (piiie  <  aim,  with  the  calmness  of 
cold,  ilull  despair.  She  sji'ike  in  a  meditative 
wav,  lookiii'j  at  Ihe  lloor: 

"  You're  mad!"  ciIimI  Krink.  "  You're  mad. 
Think  of  llie  brigands.  Think  of  their  cruel 
sentence." 

Lucy  sliook  her  head. 

"  Oil,  1  know — I  know.  Hut  what  can  I  do? 
If  they  kill  me,  lei  them  kill  me.  For,  sir.  as  I 
look  at  you."  and  here  she  regarded  him  wilh  a 
look  that  sent  a  thrill  through  him.  "  I  lind 
that  1  prefer  death  lo  a  life  wilh  you.  I  bad 
no  idea  that  I  had  such  a  dislike  to  "any  liuman 
being." 

"  ii'm,"  said  Frink,  frowning  darkly,  and 
turning  away.  "  In  tbaliease  any  further  con- 
versation is  useless,  and.  of  course,  tlie  only 
thing  left  for  me  lo  do  is  to  retire.  If  I  had 
retired  earlier,  and  alone,  it  would  have  been 
better  for  liotli  of  lis.  but  now,  Ihe  brigands 
will  be  sure  lo  caplure  you,  and  you  will  be 
punished  for  going  Willi  me." 

He  turned  away.     No  word  of  faiewell  was 
on  his  lips.     He  had  been  slung  to  the  soul   by' 
Lucy's  words.     He  walked  to  Ihe  door.     Lucy 
sat  down,  and  sent  afler  him  not  a  word  or 
even  a  thought. 


CHAPTEH  LI. 

llKC.MTtnK. 

As  Frink  reaehid  the  door  of  the  inn,  he 
found  there  a  number  of  men  with  whose  ap- 
liearance  he  was  not  al  all  pleased.  They  all 
cariied  rilles.  and  iiaihan  independent  swagger, 
and  a  free  and  ea.sy  stare,  which  reminded  him 
in  a  iuo>l  unpleasant  way  of  his  lale  friends.  Ibe 
brigands.  In  spile  of  the  l.'indlord's  ignorance 
about  Ihcse  gentry.  Krink  felt  a  thrilling  honor 
at  Ihe  siirlil  of  them.  His  lirst  iinpiilsc  was  lo 
run  for  il  and  escajie  from  the  liai'k  windows; 
but  another  instant  showed  him  llie  folly  of 
i  Ibis,  so  suppressing  his  emoiion.  he  assumed  as 
indiiri  rent  an  air  as  possible,  and  sought  to  pass 
mil.  Hut  at  this,  one  of  the  fellows,  wilh  a 
grin,  inlerposed  his  rille.  Wilh  a  muttered 
curse.  Krink  .stepped  back.  He  gave  a  hasty 
look  all  round,  and  once  more  Ibe  thoughts  of 
lliglil  occurred.  Hill  in  Unit  hasly  look  he  saw 
a  face  at  Ibe  back  window  ni'aresi,  and  the  face 
was  regardinir  him  with  a  benevolent  smile- 
much  Ihe  same  smile  as  that  with  which  an 
angler  regards  some  particularly  fine  salinoii 
that  he  has  just  landed. 


¥ 


OLD  GARTH. 


l'|x>n  this,  Kriiik  went  bark  (o  lliu  room 
^yllc^L■  lie  Imd  lefl  Lucv,  lli«ili8iiii|H)iiiU'il  love 
WHS  now  forgotten,  lie  liail  but  o'le  ilcHiiu — 
life — liborty.     Up  wished  lo  know  tlm  woi«l. 

"  Liiily  "Lucy."  wiiil  he,  ■I'm  ROiry  to  wiy 
tliiit  wo  are  UKuiii  euii);lil.  The  lirlj^iinds  are 
here.  You  can  speak  tlie  language  well  enough 
to  talk  with  tlicni.  Will  you  be  kindenoiiL'hio 
ask  them  what  lliey  nanlV  Vou'il  belter  keep 
as  eool  as  you  eaii.  and  not  show  any  uneasi- 
ness, I've  come  hack  here  to  make  them  think 
I  siis|M'Clcd  nolhini;,  " 

At  tills,  Lucy  rose.  She  had  been  prepared 
by  Krink's  recent  words  for  falling  a^ain  into 
the  hunilsof  the  brigands  This  happened  soon- 
er than  slie  had  nnspeeted,  but  she  was  prepared 
for  it,  and  so  she  went  out  coolly  eiiou);h.  .\s 
she  approached  the  door,  the  fellows  interposed 
their  rifles  lo  keep  her  back. 

"  Who  are  you,  and  what  do  you  want,  gen- 
lleinen*?"  she  asked,  calmly. 

"  I'ardoii.  n'.iladi,  but  we  are  your  ^'uanlians 
until  the  riiiisom  comes.  Voii  must  remain  iin 
der  our  care  until  then.  We  have  had  miieh 
trouble  in  lluding  you,  and  are  glad  lo  see  you 
again." 

'  liiit  is  there  not  a  government — amngistinte 
in  this  village?" 

The  man  shrugged  his  shoulders. 

"There  must  Ik)  a  magistrate." 

"  Ah,  milaiii,  what  would  you  have?  men 
inii-t  live." 

This  proposition  was  undeniable.  Slill  Lucy 
could  not  altogether  understand  it  all.  To  be 
captured  by  brigands  in  the  wild  country  wiu« 
intelligible  at  lea.st,  but  Iq  be  captured  by 
brigands  in  the  Locanda  Grande,  on  the  iirii'i 
cipal  street,  and  ojipositc  the  cathedial,  was 
rather  r'.i/.zliiig. 

"  Uy  what  right  do  you  talk  to  me  about  ran- 
Bom?" 

"  Ah,  mlladi,  have  you  so  soon  forgotten? " 

"  1  know  1  was  a  prisoner,  but  I  escaped  and 
came  here." 

"All,  but  miladi  did  not  know  that  Urizzi  is 
our  own  territory." 

"  Your  own  territory  I" 

"  Yes,  All  the  iulinbitants  lielong  to  us. 
yfe  arc  Brizzi  jwople.  The  landlord  is  one  of 
our  captains.  liesides,  we  are  allcilizens  of  ilie 
Sicilian  Republic. 

At  this  asloundinf  information  Lucy  had  no 
heart  lo  pursue  toe  invesligalion  any  further. 
She  saw  that  in  their  flight  they  had  run  fnmi 
one  trap  into  another,  and  that  esca|>e  wa.s  now 
ultcrly  impos.sible. 

'Pardon,  miladi. "  continued  the  brigand; 
"  but  it  is  painful  lo  me  to  have  to  say  that  it 
will  Ix'  imiKJssible  for  you  to  remain  at  the  Lo- 
canda Grande." 

"  Where  do  you  intend  to  take  me  to?" 

"Away  from  Urizzi,  Kccelenzji." 

"  Where? " 

"To  a  tower." 

"  A  tower?" 

"  And.  miladi,  it  also  pains  me  to  have  to  say 
that  it  will  be  necessary  to  separate  you  from 
your  friend  the  Milord  Frinco.  You  must  now- 
all  be  kept  in  separate  places.  The  .Miladi 
Enneslo,  the  old  lady,  the  young  Miladi  Knnes- 
i<>.  vour  ladyship,  and  the  Milord  Kriiico — all.  " 

This  information  was  received  by  Lucy  with 
eciuanimity.  It  certainly  caused  Inr  no  irrief  lo 
learn  that  she  was  to  be  seimralid  from  Krink. 

"When  will  you  take  me  from  this  place?" 
.'•he  asked. 

"  To  day." 

"  Soon?" 

"Oh,  yes;  soon;  in  one  hiilf  hour!" 

"  Well,  I  will  inform  my  friend,  '  said  Lucy, 
and  wilh  the.se  words  ^he  went  back  into  the 
room  and  reported  lo  Frink  the  whole  conversa- 
tion which  she  bad  had  wilh  the  brigand. 

The  rei'ent  scene  with  Frink  had  lefl  no  ap- 
parent elTecls.  Tlie  facN  bad  been  brought  lo 
li'_'hl.  which  fads  were  that  she  disliked  Frink 
iiiieiiscly.  anil  iiad  let  liim  know  it  plainly. 
Slill  ^lll:  was  ready  lo  treat  with  him  or  talk 
wilh  liim  on  the  olil  terms  of  iiilercoiirve,  that 
is.  with  ordinary  civility  on  both  sides.  In- 
timacy, cordiality,  or  friendship  was  not  lo  be 
thouglit  of. 

The  new  turn  lo  affairs  had  driven  away 
Friiik's  niortilication.  He  had  sonn'lliing  to 
think  of  far  diltereni  from  a  senlimenial  '" 'C- 
lioM  lor  Lucy.  His  life  was  once  more  a  .,%e. 
All  his  llioiiglils  were  needed  now  lo  Pave  him- 
self, liitlcrly  he  regretted  tlial  be  had  ever 
loaded  himself  wilh  Hie  weiglit  of  Lucy.  Had 
it  nol  111  en  for  her  he  might  have  been  safe,  lie 
hail  saved  her  and  endangered  luniself  only  lo 
be  insulted  and  rejected.     He  could   now  only 


lioiic  for  a  fresh  opporttinity  of  escape,  and  ho 
felt  that  his  sweetest  vengeance  woiilil  Imj  to 
escape  and  leave  Lucy  lieliind.  If  they  could 
only  be  togethei  in  some  ]ilace  so  thai  she 
miglit  know  of  his  escai)e  il  would  be  better, 
but  llic  report  which  she  gave  showed  him  thai 
henceforth  they  must  be  se^iarated,  and  that 
even  if  he  diii  esca|:e  she  niiglil  never  know 
anything  at  all  alMiiit  it.  Even  if  she  were  to 
repent  in  dust  and  ashes,  and  be  willing  to  be- 
come his  bond  slave  he  would  never  know  it. 

No  more  words  were  e.velianged  between 
them.  Kach  knew  the  mind  of  the  other.  F.acli 
had  made  up  his  and  her  niincL  There  wiis  no 
need  for  any  furlher  remarks.  They  would 
henceforth  lie  si'paiated.  Frink  might  esiape. 
but  Lucy  could  not  lie  iK'iielited  by  it ;  and  if 
Lucy  should  be  freed,  Friuk  cuuld  not  be  bene 
flteif. 

After  about  an  hour  word  came  to  them  that 
they  were  lo  leave.  About  il  dozen  men  were 
drawn  up  outside.  A  mule  wiLs  there  for  Lucy. 
All  the  lest  would  have  lo  walk.  Thus  they 
were  lo  be  conveved  lo  their  various  places  of 
imprisomiieiit.  'I'liey  made  no  remarks  either 
lo  one  another  or  to  the  brigands.  Words  were 
useless.  Hoth  were  silent.  Each  one  thought 
rather  of  the  future  and  of  its  possibilities. 
Lucy  mounted  the  mule.  Frink  marched  be- 
hind.    In  this  way  they  lefl  the  town  of  Urizzi. 

Leaving  the  town  they  turned  away  to  the 
righl.  Tliere  was  own  ground  here,  and  it  was 
the  side  of  a  hill.  They  followed  a  path  which 
led  down  into  a  valley,  beyond  wiiicli  arose 
mountains  far  higher  than  the  clevaliou  upon 
which  Urizzi  stood.  Down  this  path  lliey  weiil, 
inio  tlie  valley,  Lucy  on  He  innle,  Frink  fol- 
lowing, six  brigands  arme.i  ,i  the  leelh  going 
before,  and  six  more  also  armed  following  be- 
hind. In  this  way  lliev  reached  the  foot  of  the 
hill. 

Suddenly  there  was  a  movement  among  the 
briL'aniis. 

"  I  Forcstieri!"  cried  one,  which  means,  "  The 
Strangers!" 

The  word  excited  universal  alarm.  All  stood 
slill  and  walchcii  ami  lisleiied.  There  came  a 
distant  sound — the  sound  of  tranuiing  feel,  of 
rattling  arms,  of  huin.in  voices.  The  brigands 
lisleneil  for  about  the  space  of  one  minute,  and 
llie.i.  as  if  by  one  coniinoiv  iniptil-e.  turned  and 
fled  back  as  fast  as  lliey  rould. 

Frink  and  Lucy  were  left  alone. 

Uolli  looked  at  each  other  in  woinler. 

Frink  looked  all  around.  He  heard  the 
sounds.  .\  band  of  i,  en  were  evidenlly  de- 
scending the  moiinlain  on  the  "pposile  side. 
and  advancing  toward  them.  Sinn  they  would 
be  here.     The  brigands  had  lied. 

"More  brigand'^!"  he  murmured.  "Lady 
Lucy,  dismount;  My  for  your  life.  ' 

Luey  looked  at  him.  bn!  did  not  move.  Her 
mind  was  made  up  Itelier  the  brigands  than 
Frink.     lietler  death  than  Frink. 

A  sudden  thought  seized  Frink.  He  looked 
all  arounil.  Then  he  seizeil  the  bridle  of  the 
mule  and  led  it  away. 

Lucy  SI  reamed. 

"  Slop  llial,'' cried  Frink,  liercely,  "or  I'll 
stab  you  to  the  heart." 

Luey  was  silent. 

Frink  led  the  mule  after  him  and  plunged 
ileep  into  the  woihIs. 


CHArTKU  LTL 

TlIK    STHAXOK    l,.\l)V    AT    lASTllOM  OVO, 

It  was  felt  both  by  Garth  and  Pauline  on 
reaching  Caslroniinvo,  that  some  change  was 
iiiiminenl.  The  town  was  situated  on  a  road 
which  was  more  traveled  than  any  other  in  Ibis 
pari  of  Ihe  island,  and  il  was  not  impossible 
that  in  Ibis  place  news  might  be  hearil  front 
some  of  the  other  nieinbers  of  the  party.  Garlh 
lln-refore  wailed  with  some  feelings  of  apjire- 
hension  losi'e  what  would  become  of  the  "boy 
Paul,  "  and  Pauline  fell  herself  exciled  loan  un 
usual  degree  from  variousiaiises.  llerehiefex- 
eiteinent.  however,  arose  from  the  eijuivoeal 
|)osilion  in  wliieb  she  was.  She  longed  lo  lay 
aside  her  present  disguise  and  appear  in  her  own 
IKirscm.  and  yet  she  had  come  to  dread  Ihe  elTect 
thai  this  might  have  on  Garth.  She  wished 
Garlli  lo  think  no  ill  of  her.  Sln^  prized  liis 
alTeclion.  Shi^  dreaded  the  pos,sibility  of  an 
eslraiigenunl  on  hii'  pari.  And  yet  she  feared 
that  when  her  secret  wa.«  known  she  would  lose 
him  forever. 

There  was  the  chief  street  and  a  numlx-r  of  nar 
row  diriy  side  streets.  In  the  middle  of  the  town 


wus  the  Piaz/ji,  and  on  one  side  of  this  the 
Loc;anda  dell  Kiiropa.  Here  the  travelers  put 
up. 

"  I  think,  saiil  Pauline,  '■  I  will  make  some 
inc|iiiries  among  the  imople  of  the  hold.  Per- 
haps I  may  learn  something." 

"  Well,  my  son,  IxMiireful.  Heniemlieryoiir 
besetting  sin.  Don't  go  to  philandering  about 
among  the  women." 

PaiiliiK^  went  olT  with  a  laugh,  and  Onrlli 
strolled  out  into  the  slabh's  lo  see  what  they 
were  doing  wilh  iIk'  mules.  'I'.'ien  he  lighleii 
his  pi|ie  and  strolled  up  and  down  the  Piazza. 
Here  he  met  wilh  .several  old  acipiainiaiiees,  with 
whom  heenlered  inloananinialcd  conversation. 
Thesi'  were  men  in  the  lower  walks  of  life,  some 
looking  like  muleteers,  others  like  vine dreiisem. 
others  like  shepherds,  others  like  peasants. 
.\ll,  however,  had  .something  in  common  with 
(iarlli,  and  with  one  or  two  the  convei-sation 
seemed  to  assume  very  great  earnestness.  There 
wasoiily  one  thing  liial  could  cause  such  com- 
munity of  feeling  iHlween  men  representing  such 
dilTerences  in  race  and  in  rank,  and  that  lldiiK 
could  not  be  anything  else  then  Iti  h'tniiit  I'aimr, 
namely  the  Sicilian  Hepublic.  (tarlh's  manner 
with  these  men  was  nol,  however,  parliculiirly 
cordial.  He  seemed  merely  lo  talk  with  them  for 
Ihesakeof  killing  lime,  and  there  was  a  certain 
air  of  preiK'cupalion  about  him  as  though  his 
Ihoughtswere  elsewhere.  He  had  already  con- 
fessed in  hisconvcrsationswith  the  "  boy  Paul " 
to  a  feeling  of  disgust  for  the  associates  with 
whom  he  was  uniled.  His  earlier  enlhusiasm  for 
^1  liimiift  niiiKii  seemed  lo  havedied  oul,  and  the 
bullets  which  the  Sicilian  Itepublicans  under 
lierengar  had  aimed  at  him,  had  )»robably  de- 
stroyed any  lingering  feeling  of  regard. 

Uiil  in  llie  eoiiise  of  his  coiiversalion  with 
these  men  Uarlh  learned  of  the  arrival  of  vari- 
ous for<  es  in  this  district.  Some  had  come  lo 
Lercara,  and  others  to  this  town.  Both  of 
these  bodies  of  men  had  left,  going  over  the 
mountains  weslward.  The  questionings  which 
the  leaders  of  these  iKxIies  had  made  through 
all  Ihc  region  round  about  had  made  peojile 
inetly  well  acipialnted  with  their  wishes,  (iarth 
now  learned  that  these  bands  of  men  were  sent 
into  the  interior  for  Ihe  purpose  of  finding  out 
aliout  lerlain  travelers  who  some  lime  back  hail 
been  arrested  bv  brigands.  The  inforniaiion 
was  startling.  It  showed  that  these  travelers 
had  not  been  neglected  by  their  friends,  u 
showed  that  there  must  be  at  Ihe  bolloni  nl' 
this  search  one  who  was  animated  by  love,  aid 
who  possessed  great  weallli.  He  had  walcneil 
the  progress  of  scmie  of  the  flrsi  detachmenis  of 
this  force,  wondering  what  its  purpose  niiglil 
be.  and  wondering  also  what  Ihe  numbers  iniirbi 
be.  He  now  understood  all.  Ilut  one  thing 
was  plain  lo  his  niinil,  anil  that  was  that  they 
were  •omiiig  lo  lake  awav  the"  boy  Paul.' 
He  saw  also  that  the  "  boy  Paul  "  would  infal- 
libly learn  of  this  search  this  li,.,  irom  ,''e  peo- 
ple of  the  Locanda,  ami  perliajis  won.  I  bo 
eager  to  leave.  .\nd  there  came  at  thisthoi.^it 
a  dark  .sense  of  desolation  over  the  soul  if 
Ga-lli. 

He  h'arned  minli  in  Ihe  course  of  his  hi- 
iiuirics.  He  learneil  that  these  bands  of  men 
hail  come  from  many  dilTereiit  ilireclions  into 
this  one  dislrici-;  that  thev  were  all  armed; 
that  more  were  iiuarleieil  tn  the  neighboring 
towns;  that  they  were  led  by  lieutenants  of 
ililTerent  nalions — Knglish,  French,  Spanish, 
and  Italian — but  that  behind  these  there  was 
one  leader — a  young  man,  who  was  the  soul  of 
Ihe  luovemenl — who  was  present  everywhere, 
and  urging  everything  forward,  all  of  wliicU 
Garlh  listened  to;  bill  il  did  nol  ucciir  lo  him 
who  this  leader  was.  His  mind  was  occujiied 
wilh  one  Ihouu'hI.  which  was  that  the  boy  Paul 
would  soon  III-  taken  from  him,  and  would  bo 
lost  lo  him  fiiriver. 

.Meanwhile  Pauline  had  iH'cn  in  Ihe  house. 
Her  first  business  bad  been  to  see  the  hiiidliidy, 
with  wholii  she  soon  came  loan  uiiderslamliiig. 
Tliei.'ood  woman syin|>allii/.eil  fully  wilh  her.  and 
showed  lier  Ihe  uiuiosi  kimlness  and  alli  nlinn. 
In  the  course  of  coiiversalion  the  latullady  nien- 
lioneil,  in  a  casual  way.  that  there  was  a  siraimc 
lady  in  Ihe  lionse.  who  had  come  there  Ihe  day 
before.  .*slie  was  a  foreigner  who  could  not 
s|M;nk  a  wiird  of  Italian,  and  had  recently  made 
a  most  fatiguini;  journey,  from  the  elfects  of 
which  she  had  not  yet  recovered.  At  the  men- 
lion  of  Ibis  Pauline  felt  her  heart  stoji  iK'aling, 
and  in  an  insiaiil  Ihe  most  exciled  llioughls  inil 
the  wildcsl  hopes  arose  within  her  mind. 

A  strange  lady!  A  foreigner!  Fatigued  afler  ■ 
a  journey.  She  hardiv  ilareil  to  ask  for  fear 
lest  the  hopes  niiglil  Ih^  dashed  to  Ihe  ground. 


OLD  GAKTH. 


43 


"  WliiTi!  has  tilic  ronie  fromY  ' 

"Olil  ovw  llii^  mrxinliiiiis.  Slic  1ms  been 
amoii)!  Iho— pcopUi,"  siiiil  the  hinilhidy,  wlio  hy 
this  iiic'iiiit  the  brigands. 

I'aiihiie's  voice  almost  left  her. 

"  Take  mu  to  her,"  ohewhispereil.  "  Let  me 
Bei^  her." 

Till'  litndhwiy  noti-jed  her  agitation,  and  lool^ed 
at  her  in  snrpri.se. 

"  You  seem  ill,"  said  *hf.  "  Yon  lm<l  better 
take  some  nst.     You  luid  better  go  to  bed." 

"  No,  no,  take  me  to  her,"  repeated  I'auline; 
"  to  the  str.mge  lady." 

The  landladv  said  no  more  but  led  the  way. 
and  rauliiie  I'ollowed.  The  strange  lady  liad 
evidently  been  treated  with  hospitality  and  ccm 
sideralion.  She  had  been  allotted  the  best  room 
in  the  house.  In  sueli  an  inn  as  this  the  very 
best  room  was  not  much  lo  sjieak  of;  but  siicii 
Hi  it  was  theyhad  givi'u  it  to  thegue>l,and  here 
it  was  that  I'auline  found  her. 

She  saw  reeliniiig  upon  a  bed  n  well-known 
form.  The  faee  was  pale,  indeed,  and  wan. 
but  still  not  so  mueli  elmnged  assliehad  feared. 
.There  was  in  the  face  the  marks  of  sadne-'S 
rather  than  of  sickness,  and  Pauline's  llrsi 
thought  was  that  she  brought  with  herself  all 
lliat  was  needed  for  her  mother's  recovery.  For 
it  was  indeed  .>rrs.  Henslowe — her  own  dear 
mollier — who  had  thus  l)ocn  so  strangely  and 
unexpectedly  restored.  She  was  lying  on  the 
outside  of  the  bed,  with  her  face  turned  away 
from  them,  so  that  she  did  not  see  them.  The 
landlady  had  opened  the  door  softly,  and  lliey 
had  entered  noiselessly,  so  as  not  to  disturb  her. 
and  the  consequence  was  that  she  had  heard 
nothing.  She  seemed  lo  be  absorbed  in  her 
own  thoughts.  She  lay  motionless,  and  at 
length  gave  a  gentle  sigh". 

One  look  was  enough  to  show  Pauline  that  it 
was  indeed  her  own  mother,  anil  one  instant 
was  sulHcicnt  to  suggest  caution  against  the 
Bhockof  too  sudden  a  discovery;  sosIk^  tonchi'd 
the  landlady's  arm  and  retreated.  The  land- 
lady followed,  and  closed  the  door. 

"I'm  afraid,'' said  Pauline,  "  of  surprising 
her  too  much." 

"  Do  you  know  her,  then'/"  asked  the  land- 
.ady. 

"  Know  her?    She  is  my  own  mother!  " 

"  Y'our   mother?    ()  </riiii   Jh'n.'"  cried    the 

?andlaily,  in  amazement.    "What  a  miracle!" 

'  \Yo   have   been  separated.     I  want  you  to 

prepare  her.     Oo  in,  dear  woman,  and  tell  hi'r 

that  vou  have  news  about  her  friends." 

"  Ah,  dearest,  trust  mc.  I  will  prcjiare  her. 
I  will  take  care  that  she  lias  no  shock.  Don't 
be  alarmed." 

"  Hut  do  not  be  loo  long. " 

"Oh.  no.  " 

"The  susiK'nsc  iii  frightful,"  said  Pauline. 
"Feel." 

SIk'  took  the  landlady's  hand  and  placed  it 
over  her  heart. 

"O  (jrnti  I)i<t!  how  your  poor  dear  heart 
throbs!"  said  the  lainllady.  "Hut  have  pa- 
tience, and  I  will  soon  be  back." 

With  these  words  she  entered  the  room  again. 
and  closed  the  door. 


CHAPTKU  I.III. 

MOTIlRll   AND    1).M(.IIT1.I1. 

Now,  the  l.aiulladv  did  not  know  one  word  of 
En.ilish,  atid  Mrs.  Henslowt!  did  not  know  one 
word  of  Italian.  This  was  pcrfcctlv  well  known 
to  the  landlady,  who,  however,  did  not  hesiiale 
for  one  moment,  but  proceeded  lo  the  delic.-ilc 
task  of  preparing  lli<'  mind  of  Mrs.  Henslowe 
for  a  meeting  with  her  dnui;hler.  Such  a  lask 
ct)uld,  of  c^an'sc.  not  be  carried  out  by  words, 
and  the  only  way  remaining  was  to  ilo  it  by 
m<'ans  of  signs.  Rut  in  tiic  laimuagc  of  signs 
all  llalians  are  well  versed,  and  of  all  Italians 
the  Xeapttlitans  and  Sicilians  are  the  most  pro- 
fl<'icnl.  Tlie  landlady,  therefore,  entered  upon 
her  ta'ik  with  the  inmost  eontidence  in  her 
Bueee'-s. 

To  e.vplain  how  it  was  that  the  landlady  en- 
tered upim  her  ta.sk  woidd  be  ipiite  impossible, 
at  least  without  the  aid  of  a  set  of  diagrams,  and 
that  woulrl  be  of  tio  use  lo  the  rea<ler.  Sntlice 
il  lo  say,  that  it  was  not  by  means  of  si;;iis  and 
gestures  onlv  that  she  was  idile  lo  conununicale 
her  ideas.  The  chief  way  was  by  mcms  of  the 
expressiiuis  of  her  face.  It  is  by  such  lliinj;s  as 
these  that  we  .^udge  of  one  anotlicr's  feehngs. 
an  1  ofl(  n  of  one  another's  thoughts.  '\'\w,  lan- 
gu,i'_fe  of  signs  is  largely  supplemented  by  the 
language  of  expression. 


I     The    landlady,   therefore,    by  ninny    varied 
i  signs  and  expressions  succeeiled  in  conveying  to 
'  .Mrs.  llenslowi^'s  mind  that  there  was  something 
very  pleasant   going  on.  wliich   she  wislied  to 
communicate  toiler;  next,  that  some  one  wanted 
to  see  her;   next,  that  it  was  some  one  from  over 
the  inonntains;  next,  that  this  (ine"s  ap|H'aran<'c 
wciiild  give  her  gnat  joy,  and  dry  all  her  tears. 
I'lHin  gathering  all  this  from   Ihe  landlady, 
.Mrs.  Henslowe  lieeame  greatly  excitisl.     Krom 
this  she  i-oiild  draw  but  one  conclusion,  which 
was  that  some  good  news  had  come  lo  the  land- 
lady from  some  of  her  friends— from  I.iicy,  or, 
perhaps,  from  her  ilaiighler   I'auline,     The  .joy 
\  of  the  landlady  showed  her  that  Iheuews  musl 
}  be  giiod. 

I      Pauline  was  now  introduced  as  soon  as  possi- 
ble.    Her  hair  hud   liccu   cut  short  ,.inee   her 
niolher  la.-t  saw  her.  and  sin-  hail  dyed  her  skin 
'  dark  brown,  and  she  siill  wore  the  clolhes  of  a 
I  peasant  boy.     This  Sii  ilian  peasant,  who  thus 
I  came  to  her  Willi  his  curling  hair  and  his  oljvc 
I  skin, for n  few  moiiienl seompletelv  deceive  il  Mi-s. 
I  Henslowe,  who  regarded  him  Willi  an  iiniialile 
I  smile,  ill  which  there  wa-  no  recognition  wliat- 
,  ever.     But    il    was  only    for    a    moment.     .\s 
Pauline  stepped   nearer  the    familiar    face.  Ihe 
I  sweet,  loved  face  became  revealed  in  spiic  of  all 
the  changes  of  color  and  ()f  disLoiise.     ,\   I*iw 
I  cry  of  joy  burst  forlli  from  .Mrs.  Henslowe,  and 
j  rising  from  her  reiliniiig  poslure  she  and   Pau- 
line bolh  fell  weeping  in  one  another's  arms. 

The  landlaily  left  the  room,  wiping  her  eves, 
crying  and  laughing  lusierically.  The  mother 
and  the  daughter  were  left  together.  K(U'  a 
long  lime  they  could  not  speak;  then,  for  a 
still  longer  linic.  evin  after  tliey  could  s|)eak. 
they  could  iiller  niithing  but  words  of  love,  or 
ejaculations  of  joy,  or  wonder,  or  pity.  :ir  admi- 
ralion.  Tlieir  iove  for  one  another  seemed  liki' 
a  sort  of  liunger  which  was  iiisaliable.  And 
Pauline's  supposition  wius  riglil.  Her  mother's 
illness  was  of  the  mind  ratlier  than  the  body, 
and  this  restoralion  lo  her  daughler  seemed  to 
give  her  life  and  strength. 

.Mrs.  Henslowe  at  length  was  able  to  tell  her 
story  lo  Pauline,  and  listen  to  Pftulinc's  in  re- 
turn. Mrs.  Ileiislowe's  adveiilnri's  may  here 
be  brielly  .set  forth. 

She  had  been  taken  away  on  account  of  her 
health  lo  a  less  elevated  position,  a  place  down 
ill'  a  romantic  glen  whirc  the  change  proved 
speedily  beiietichd.  Still  there  was  tlie  misery 
of  her  lonely  position,  her  ilespondency  about 
the  future,  her  anxiety  aboiil  her  daiiiriiler,  all 
of  which  airected  her  mind,  and  counOracleil 
the  good  efTi-cts  of  the  change  of  air.  Sl'-ctl.tii 
wished  to  go  back  and  .join  lier  dauirliie*,  biii 
could  not  do  so.  Her  ignoraiue  of  the  laiiiiuaL'^i 
prevented  her  from  making  licrself  understood 
and  though  she  Iried  to  ask  llieni  lo  lake  hn 
back  or  bring  her  (laughter  lo  her,  slie<'Oiild  noi 
ctimmunicale  tlie  idea  lo  llirm.  She  was  abit 
to  .send  messages  and  receive  others  in  return, 
and  this  was  lier  chief  solace.  She  began  In 
Ihink  tlial  tlie  brigands  did  not  care  aboni 
bringing  lliem  logelher  again,  but  had  decided 
lo  iieep  Iheni  apart.  ]ierliaps  for  the  sake  ot 
greater  St  inriiy.  .\i  Icnglh.  two  nr  three  davs 
pri-viously.  thi'ie  was  a  great  coinmolion.  A 
iiand  (tf  briirands  headed  by  BiM-engar  went  by  ill 
great  ha.slc.  and  a  woman  came  to  her  olVerinc: 
to  assist  her  to  escape.  She  did  ni^I  elearl.v  un- 
derslaiid  what  bad  happened  or  even  what  the 
woman  proposed.  She  did  not  kllo^v  whelher 
Ihe  wi'nian  proposed  lo  take  her  to  Pauline  or 
lo  se't  liei  at  liberty.  Sh(»  accordingly  allowed 
Ihe  woman  lo  do  .-IS  she  pb-ascd.  aciimr  on  the 
principle  liiat  she  eonid  not  be  worse  otT  l!i:in 
she  was.  and  niiiilil  be  a  great  d<'a!  betUr  otY. 

On  h.'aring  P;mline's  story.  Mr«.  Henslowe 
noticed  particniiirly  two  lhin:;s  in  it. 

The  liisi  was  Ihe  faci  that  Krink  had  left  her 
behind,  and  liiat  she  had  not,  seen  him  since. 

"  I  have  come  lo  the  coiielusion."  s:ud  she. 
"  that  Ibis  111:111  Krink  is  a  traitor  of  tlie  blackest 
dyi'.  and  is  at  the  boitom  of  all  our  troubles." 

"Oh,  niainma!"  exclaimed  Pauline,  who 
was  unwilling  thai  her  niolher  should  know  the 
whole  Iriilh  just  yet.  and  tried  in  a  mihl  way 
It)  cheek  her. 

"  Do  you  know  the  letter  which  came  to  us, 
and  purported  to  be  written  by  Tancrcd!" 
"Oh.  yes." 

"  Well,  il  was  a  forgery." 
"  .\  foi-L'eryl  Whiii  makes  you  think  that';" 
"  Wliy,  I  had  llial  leller  with  me.  and  used  to 
sol.'iee  myself  with  il.  as  with  your  letters.  \\ 
leiiLili  1  noticed  a  certain  s|r;iii'.^<Miess  in  tlie  ex- 
pressions that  had  never  slrnek  ine  before. 
Then  1  notit-ed  llial  tin-  haiuiwriling  was  not 
quite  the  same.     The  exxircssious  were   stilfer 


!lian  Tanered's,  ami  the  writing  was  too  neat. 
It  was  a  good  iinil.ilion.  but  it  was  too  evidently 
an  iinitatlon.  Il  was  only  by  a  critical  i  \ami- 
nation  by  (jnc  in  my  position  that  these  things 
could  be  found  out.  And  now  il  seems  he  has 
marched  away  with  Lucy,  and  left  you  among 
the  brigi;  ids." 

Pauline  was  silent.  It  was  not  the  time  for 
her  to  tell  the  whole  Inilli  about  Friiik,  espe- 
cially as  she  saw  thai  lier  niolher  was  very  anx- 
ious about  Taiicred.  Tin-  story  of  his  narrow 
escape  wmild  hi^  too  much  for  h<T.  she  merely 
put  an  end  to  her  mother's  suspense  on  that  .score 
liv  informing  her  that  (iartli  had  bein  with 
I'ancrcd  after  the  dale  of  that  letter. 

The  next  thing  which  Mrs.  Henslowe  noticed 
was  (iarth. 

.\bout  him  she  questioned  her  daughter  most 
closely. 

'■  .\iid  he  said  his  name  was  Landsdowne'/ " 

"  Yes." 

"  tJarlh  I,and»downe? " 

"Yes." 

"  Tell  me,  all  over  airiiin,  how  he  looked." 

Pauline  described  him  most  minutelv. 

.Mrs.  Ilenslowi-  lisiened  very  atlenlfvely  and 
was  hiieiit  for  some  lime. 

■'  li'ni.  '  said  she.  '  He  has  chanted  eerlainly 
from  what  he  once  was.  I  saw  him  wliiii  )io 
was  a  young  man.  He  v.as  an  oflicer  in  Ihe 
(iiiai'ds.  one  of  the  handsomest  men  in  Kngland. 
Hut  he  has  c  haiiL'i'd.  Still  it  must  be  the  same 
man.     .\iid  so  you  called  yourself  Paul." 

"  Why,  wliai  else  could  I  do.  mamma,  deart" 
said  |sior  lillle  Pauline-,  who  fi  It  Ihe  dilliiulty 
of  her  isisilion  once  more  coming  back  upon 
lier. 

"  And  yoii  told  him  that  Tancred  belonged  to 
the  same-  family  as  you.  Well,  that  was  the 
perfect  'mill.  " 

■•  Oil.  yes." 

"I  should  like  to  see  him.  1  suppose  he  will 
remain  here  a  liltle  while." 

"  I  should  think  «o." 

"  Strange,  too!  1  never  imagined  that  '  Old 
Garth.'  as  they  ealleil  him — mv  son's  frientl — was 
Garth  I.andsilowne.  I  conlil  tell  a  good  deal 
about  Gailli  l.aiii'.sdowne.  for  I  used  to  hear 
about  hini.  Tin'  lleiislowes.  you  know,  are 
connected  witli  the  I.andsdownes.  and  y<ai  and 
(iarth  should  be  about  tliinl  <<*usins.  ]  dare 
say,  villi  a  liltle  cfTort,  I  could  recall  the  whole 
familv  (  onnection  back  to  your  common  ances- 
tor, Hujiert  — the  one  who  .sased  the  Ji'suit 
who  wrote  that  foolish  and  unliaiipy  manu- 
script about  the  trcasun-.  that  wretched  paper 
that  vuineii  my  husband,  and  has  done  such 
mischief  to  my  v""'  boy." 


CIIAI'TKH  MV. 

T..XST   WOItDS   OK   TIIK    "HOY,    f-Xfl,." 

SiM-K  Pauline  bad  met  with  her  mother, 
nours  had  Hown  by  iinnoliced.  and  so  swift  was 
the  tliglit  of  time  that  it  was  almost  evening 
before  she  was  aware.  At  the  discovery  of  this 
she  al  once  thought  of  (iarth,  and  wondered 
where  he  was  and  wlia!  he  was  doing. 

Slic  tlionghl  of  this  with  anxiety.  Had  he 
missed  her';  Was  .le  wondi-ring  what  had  bc- 
eoiiic  of  her';  Had  In-  not  warned  her  on  her 
leaving  him  against  Iciviiig  him  too  long.  And 
vet  she  had  left  him  all  day.  Siie  knew  well 
liow  be  would  take  it.  He  would  feel  hurt  and 
olfendcd.  He  wouhl  Wdnderat  her  indilTerenco 
to  bis  wishes. 

She  must  now  go  forth  and  find  him.  For 
this  one  evening  siie  would  postpone  any  e.\- 
|ilaiiation,  and  be  the  "boy.  Paul,  "  for  the  last 
lime.  Perhaps  before  the  morrow  some  way 
might  present  itself  by  which.she  could  explain 
wiiboiit  the  resull  that  she  feared.  For,  as  has 
bieii  said,  slie  pri/ed  (iarlirs  alTection  too  much 
to  risk  it.  and  she  \visbed  that  be  should  remain 
as  fond  of  the  girl,  Pauline,  as  he  had  been  ot 
the  "  Imy.  Paul.'" 

Hut  she  feared  very  much  about  Ihe  result  of 
Ihe  explanation.  Gartli  would  lose  the  "  boy, 
Paul."  but  she  fc.ired  that  he  would  feel  no  i'u- 
teresl  in  tin' girl,  I'auline.  He  did  not  seem  to 
be  the  sort  oi'  man  who  could  feel  an  inlercst 
in  aii.v  woman  whatever,  and  in  his  bitter 
dis.-ippoinlnienl  and  vexation  he  might  liiitc 
and  despise  lier  as  a  species  of  spy  and  de- 
ceiver. 

In  a  trouble  of  this  sort  she  would  not  uo  to 
her  mother  for  advice.  There  was  a  specie,*  of 
delicacy  in  her  sentiments  witli  regard  li-  llii.s 
matter;  her  position  .seemed  lo  her  to  be  so 
peculiar,  and  her   relation  lo  Garth  so  uncx- 


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OLD  fiAKTH. 


aniplcd,  (list  .ho  iilirutik  from  iiietilioniiiR  llio 
subject  U)  any  one.  So  fiir,  inilrcd,  wan  licr 
mother  Trom  undcrstnndin);  Ihu  truth  of  the 
calk',  that  8he  did  not  know  anylhin);  uImmiI 
Oitrth's  utter  iKuorunce  of  I'ltuline'ii  Kccret,  and 
took  it  for  grunted  tluit  iio  wuk  aware  of  the 
diiijuisc,  and  liud  acciulraeni  in  it  ita  the  bi'sl 
unc  |)ii!isiblc  under  tlie  i'ircuin»lancci«. 

"  Well,  Pauline,  dearest."  »lie  xaid,  "  it's  very 
fortuiuitc  that  you  xmak  the  lunguaRe.  You 
muHt  aeo  the  landiacly,  anil  try  to  ^el  some 
rexpi'Olable  dresx.  It's  lii);h  time  you  took  olT 
llial  dlaguiBC." 

.Meanwhile,  how  had  Qarth  |)iuwed  the  day? 

Wearily  and  drearily  enough.  At  llrst  he 
liad  iried  to  kill  lime  by  talklni;  with  Ida  Ittv 
imblican  friends;  but  after  awhile  he  grew 
weary  of  this,  or  perhaps,  hud  quite  exhausted 
this  subject.  He  then  lu'camc  aware  that  the 
boy,  I'aui,  was  Temaia'tng  indoors  an  unreason 
able  lengtli  of  time,  and  begiui  to  wonder  what 
\viLS  keeping  hun.  lie  then  tried  once  more  to 
gel  up  a  conversation  with  his  licpublican 
friends,  but  found  that  occupation  no  longer  of 
any  interest. 

He  now  took  to  strolling  u))  and  down  the 
streets  alone.  Uc  began  to  think  that  he  was 
an  injured  man.  He  never  did  like  this  fashion 
of  the  boy  Paul's,  of  going  among  the  women 
of  tiie  inns,  and  making  a  baby  of  him.ielf,  and 
on  thia  occasion  be  liked  it  less  than  ever. 
What  made  it  worse  was  the  fad  that  he  had 
warned  hini  against  Ibis  very  thing  litis  very 
day.  And  this  was  the  end  of  it.  The  boy, 
I'aul,  had  no  sooner  lost  sight  of  him,  than 
he  bad  forgotlen  all  about  bis  words  and 
his  wishes,  lie  fell  slighted,  neglected  and 
hurt. 

"  What  in  the  world  has  come  over  me,  " 
thought  Garlh  to  himself,  "or  what  is  Ihe  mailer 
with  me?  My  bruin  must  be  giving  way.  I'm 
gelling  into  my  dotage.  What  is  the  reason  that 
tills  boy  I'aul  has  taken  such  a  hold  of  me? 
He's  a  poor,  forlorn  little  fellow,  wilh  u  very 
delicate  frame,  a  very  helpless  way,  and  a 
wonderfully  touching  and  pleading  expression 
liut  what's  thai?  Why  am  1  tliinkiu;'  of  him 
all  liie  lime?  Wliy  am  I  iiol  eontenteci  if  he  is 
out  of  my  sight?  'I'lure  was  my  child — wi.en 
a  liule  baby,  I  hung  over  her  wil'li  delight,  and 
loved  to  look  ut  her,  but — this  feeling  seems 
to  be  a  diilerent  sort  of  thing,  loo.  It  is  parlly 
paternal,  no  doubt,  and  partly  elderbrolherly, 
no  doubl,  and  partly  friendsliip,  of  a  very  uii 
usual  oi'.aiacler.  It  must  be  friendship,  but  I'll 
be  iiangcd  if  I  know  why  I  shoiilil  feel  so 
toward  this  friend  in  parliculur,  especially  wlien 
he  is  not  half  so  fond  of  me  as  1  am  ol  him — 
clearly  not.  But  this  sort  of  thing  can't  last. 
The  boy  must  go  back  to  his  friends,  and  then 
whal'll  become  of  me';  Pooh,  nonsense;  I  must 
Ket  rid  of  ihis  silly  weakm.ss  of  mine.  1  mu'-l 
3o  as  some  fathers  do — pack  tlic  boy  otF,  so  as 
to  save  myself  from  the  evils  of  doling  fond- 
ness. " 

Such  were  Garth's  thoughts.  But  Iheydid 
not  give  him  any  relief  nor  lessen  his  loneliness. 
He  sat  in  front  of  the  Locanda.  on  a  bench,  and 
buried  his  head  in  his  hands.  In  this  position 
he  was  found  by  Pauline.  She  came  out  lo  see 
him,  for  Ihe  last  time,  as  the  "  Iwy,  I'aul." 

>Shc  touched  him  gently  on  the  shoulder. 

Ho  looked  up.  I'auline  saw  his  face  Hush  all 
over,  and  his  eyes  light  up  with  a  Hash  of  joy. 
But  Uarth  restrained  himstdf  from  any  demou- 
stralion. 

"  Well,  my  little  man,"  said  he,  in  his  usual 
aftectionate  way,  "  so  you've  turned  up  at  last, 
have  you? " 

Pauline  felt  inexpres.sibly  touched  at  this, — 
there  was  something  in  him  that  looked  forlorn 
and  lonely, — yet  he  bad  no  word  of  reproach. 

"  I've  found  my  mother,"  she  saul,  in  a  low, 
tremulous  voice. 

"  Whal ! "  cried  Garth.    He  started  to  his  feet, 

{)ut  both  hands  on  her  shoulders,  and  looked  at 
ler  earnestly, 

"  I've  found  my  mother,"  repeated  Pauline. 
"  Hhe  lias  escaped  from  the  )  •igands.  Hhe  got 
here  veslerday.  I  should  not  have  stayed  so 
long,  It  it  hud  not  been  for  that.  I  thought, 
perhaps,  some  of  them  might  tell  you  the  news 
—  but  1  suppose  they  thought  you  had  heard." 

Oarth  drew  a  long  breath 

"  Conic,  my  son,  said  he  at  last.  "  8il  down 
here."  And  sitting  on  the  seat,  he  motioned 
Paulincllo  a  place  beside  him. 

"  Well,  little  boy,"  said  he,  "  it's  sudden.  I 
diilnt  think  you  woidd  meet  wilh  any  of  them 
for  some  lillle  lime  yet.  It  certainly  was  a  very 
lucky  accident  that  /our  mother  escaped." 


iw    voice 


w  hen 


"  You  must  come  in  and  see  her,"  said  I'au- 
line.    "  She  is  very  anxious  to  sec  you." 

"  Yea— lliank  you.  Of  course  1  sliiill  call  on 
her— but  not  this  evening.  I'll  wail  till  tO'inor- 
row.  Well,  I'm  very  glad,  my  son— very  glad, 
indeed.  I  was  pu/.zled  to  know  what  hail  he- 
come  of  you." 

"Ah!  "said  Pauline,  wilh  a  smile,  "  a>  of 
counw^  you  iinagiiied  that  1  had  forgotten  all 
your  words  of  warning." 

"  Well,  I  don't  deny  that  I  did— and  natural 
ly,  too,— for  you  are  a  wonderful  philanderer, 
li>r  a  small  bov.  And  so  your  mother  has  mm 
ed  upl  Weil,  I'm  sincerely  glad— for  yi 
sake — though  sorry  for  my  own  sake." 

"Sorry!"    said    Pauline,    in    a    lin 
•  Why?"'' 

"  Oil,  well,  a  lonely  old  fellow  like  me 
he  makes  a  friend,  don't  like  to  lose  him. 

"  Lose  him? " 

"  Oh,  well,— of  course  you'll  have  yimrniolh 
er  to  lake  care  of  now,  you  know, — and  our  old 
life,  that  we've  been  living  the  past  few  days, 
must  end.' 

"  I  hope  you  won't  give  im  up,  "  said  Pau- 
line, in  a  low  voice,  "  because  1  have  found  my 
friends." 

"  Give  you  up!  Never!"  said  Garth.  ".My 
boy,  you  never  will  know  what  you  are  to  me." 

Pauline's  heart  Uat  fiisl, 

"it's  not  in  Ihe  nulure  of  things,  "  said  she, 
"  that  a  man  like  you,  wiHiyour  great  piir|«ises 
and  undertakings,  should  feel  any  interest  in 
one  like  me;  but  you've  Ueu  very  kind,  and  I 
shall  never,  never  forget  you  and  your  affec- 
tion as  long  Its  1  live." 

"Well,  that's  a  queer  wav  of  talking,"  said 
Uarth.  "after  what  I've  told  you.  .Mc  iiol  lo 
lake  an  interest  t  Why,  whal  do  I  feci  an  in 
Iciest  in,  but  you?" 

'  Oh,  you'll  forget  all  about  me."  said  Pan 
line,  "  when  you  go  back  lo  your  •Sicilians.  " 

"Never!"  said  Uarlh  "  Hoy.  you're  like  a 
'ad  wilh  a  doling  fallier,  ami  you  don't  begin 
lo  comprehend  il.  You  are  Ihe  one  to  forget. 
I  am  llie  one  ihat  will  reineinber.  If  yiiu could 
look  into  my  heart,  you  would  say  of  nie,  as 
David  said  of  Jonalhan.' Tliy  love"  to  me  was 
wonilerful.  passing  the  love  of  women.'  " 

"  Will  you  always  say  that?"  asked  Pauline, 
wilii  feverish  ugituliou. 

"  Alway.-." 

"  To-morrow?" 

••  Yes."" 

"  And  after?" 

"Till  the  end  of  life."  cried  Oarth. 

Pauline  started  to  her  feet,  She  bent  over 
Ciarlh. 

""riicn,  so  say  I."  she  wliis|icred.  wilh  a 
Ireinbling  voice;  "  and  look  yoii  Ihal  yousland 
by  your  word,  as  1  will  by  mine!  " 

She  hurried  off,  leaving  Qarth  utterly  mysli- 
(ied 


<'HAPTKI{  lA". 

TIIK  "  nOV,  TAl!!.,"  VEIL^fS  THKOIllI  ,  I'.Vri.lM.; 

P.M'i.iSE  looked  forward  to  Ihe  morrow  wilh 
great  trepidalion.  She  IukI  alrejuly  spoken  lo 
Ihe  landlady  aliiiut  a  proper  dress,  and  thai  per- 
sonage exerted  herself  lo  Ihe  besl  of  her  ability. 
The  dresses  at  her  disposal  were  nol,  however, 
of  the  kind  w  hieh  Pauline  had  laeii  iiiciistuini  d 
lo  wear.  The  liner  dr<'s.v.s  in  the  French  fash- 
ion were  alxiul  leu  years  out  of  dale,  and  the 
oilier  drt"Hses  were  the  coslumes  of  the  Sicilian 
peasantry.  Tiiisc  were  remarkably  mat  and 
pieluresque.  and  I'auline  decided  in  favor  of 
one  of  these. 

The  ihoice  was  a  very  happy  one.  To  have 
leaped  from  a  boy's  dress  back  into  the  dre.-«  of 
an  Knglish  lady  would  have  been  a  very  violent 
transition;  but  by  dressing  as  a  Sicilian  peasant 
girl.  Pauline  seemed  to  her.'-x'lf  lo  adopt  a  com- 
promi'-c.  and  she  tried  lo  hope  that  the  shock 
would  not  be  so  great  to  (iarlh.  liiil  iniieh  of 
Ihe  iieculiarity  of  this  dress  was  toned  down, 
the  cumbrous  pellicMlR  were  m/.ed;  and  llic 
re.sull  wsa  thai  I'auline  looked  like  a  young 
Knglish  lady  dressed  for  a  fumy  li.-ill.  llir 
olive  tint  was  washed  oil;  her  slender  and  ele- 
gant figure  appeared  ti)  the  best  ailvuiilage:  and 
her  short  hair  gave  piquancy  to  her  lovely  and 
animaled  face. 

The  landlady  iierformed  her  part  cjii  uinort. 
It  was  her  delight  to  show  the  Signorina  Iiiglese 
how  becoming  to  her  the  Sicilian  costume  could 
be.  All  that  evening  Pauline  passed  in  adjust- 
ing the  dress  to  her  taste.  All  Ihat  night  she 
lay  awake  wondering  what  would  lie  Ihe  re- 
sult of  it.     When  the  morning  came  she  hod  to 


array  herself  for  the  coming  interview.  This 
occuph'd  a  h>ng  time,  fur  she  could  not  feel  sol  is- 
lied.  At  one  lime  she  thought  her  dress  too 
prim,  at  another  loo  careless,  while,  as  Ihe  hour 
lor  Gurlh's  conung  drew  nearer,  she  became 
more  nervous  and  ugltaUd. 

Garth  had  exjK'Cted  to  see  the  "boy,  Paul."" 
in  the  morning,  but  Ihat  was  a  pleasure  w  hi<  h  ho 
was  never  uguin  lohuve.  Heneeforlhthe  "  boy, 
Paul."  should  appear  lo  him  .lo  more,  iiiit 
Garth  thoii^dil  Ihat  he  would  tind  him  with  his 
mother.  'Ihe  iiivilnlion  was  brought  to  liim  as 
he  ate  his  breakl'iisl.  and  Garth  sent  word  that 
he  wiiiild  I  all  in  half  an  hour. 

Uii  his  entering  Ihe  room  Mrs.  Ilensluwe  arose 

10  greet  Garlli.  One  look  at  the  gentle  and  nobin 
features  of  Ihis  hulv  was  enough  lo  win  (iarlh's 
most  respeellul  ailniirution.  He  shook  hands 
with  her,  and  Ikiwi-iI  hiw  wilh  a  grace  that 
seemed  strangely  out  of  keeping  with  his  rough 
allirc  and  rugged  face.  Garlli  also  made  a  neat 
lillle  s|M'eili  of  welemiie.  which  was  altogether 
in  the  style  of  a  jHilished  man  of  the  world,  be- 
ing, however,  far  superior  in  so  far  us  it  wa.s 
isrfeclly  sincere.  On  sealing  himself  he  ques- 
lioned  her  about  her  adventures  and  her  escup*'.  ' 
and  .Mrs.  Ilenslowe  proeeedeil  lo  tell  her  story. 

Now  .Mrs.  ilenslowe  hud  nol  been  impres.'M.'ii 
by  the  fad  Ihat  Pauline's  secret  had  been  un- 
known. Slie  hud  not  Ihoughi  much  about  thai, 
but  hudqiiielly  a'-sumed  a-- a  fact  Ihat  Garth 
knew  all  aboiii  it.  .\ccordingly.  us  she  went  on 
speaking.  (Jurlh  was  soon  struck  by  what  seemed 
to  him  rather  an  unaccountable  thing. 

This  was  Mrs.  llen»lowe's  allusions  lo  a 
daUL'hler.  From  lliis  duiigliter  she  had  been 
si'paraled.  Abou<  Ihis  diumhlcr  she  hud  been 
incessanlly  anxious.  Willi  Ihis  daughler  she 
oi'casionully  coinmiinicaleil  by  Idler.  Ilul  there 
wa.s  no  mention  of  a  son.  (Jn  the  other  hand, 
Ihe  "  boy.  I'aul.  "  had  never  made  any  mention 
v\liulever  of  a  ilaiigliler.  Tliere  was  ihus  a 
.singular  di.screpancy  which  puzzled  Garth  nol  a 
lillle. 

.Ml  this  lime  Pauline  wa-slhere.  On  entering 
Ihe  room  (iurlh  had  .«eeii  that  another  female 
was  pre. -I  111.  Of  Ihul  femule,  however,  he  look 
but  sliglil  noliie.  A  cureless  glance  had  shown 
him  thai  she  was  ilri.s.M'd  in  Ihe  Sicilian  cos- 
mine,  and  lie  Ihoughi  il  was  one  of  the  women 
of  tlie  holel.  He  did  nol  iiolice  this  )i<.rson'8 
face  at  all.  liut  this,  inslead  of  olTending  Pun- 
line,  gave  her  u  lillle  relief,  and  she  ho|H'd  that 
llius  Gurlli  would  gradually  lind  out  what  she 
fell  so  afraid  to  Id  him  know.  As  the  couver- 
sutiiin  went  on  Gurih  paid  bill  lillle  aileniionio 
Pauline,  and  .Mrs.  Ilenslowe  inude  no  move- 
nienl  lo  bring  her  lo  his  notice.  She  knew 
liny  were  well  enough  acquainted,  and  did  not 
iiurice  Ihat  they  liad  nol  spoken. 

Such  then  was  Ihe  siiuution.  when  Garlli  be 
cuine  aware  of  the  fuel  thai  .Mrs.  Ilenslowe  had 
a  daughler.  Pauline  s  eyes  were  never  removed 
friiin  ills  fill  e      She  walched   everv  expression. 

11  seemed  uflir  awhile  as  though  Carlli  fell  her 
gaze,  for  he  turned  his  eyes  toward  her.  and  for 
llie  lirsl  lime  noliced  her  face.  In  her  carefully 
ordered  liuir.  and  in  her  fair  and  lieauliful 
fealures.  however,  he  saw  no  Iraee  of  the  "  boy, 
I'uiil;  "  his  only  Ihouglit  wus.  "  What  a  lovely 
girl!  It's  an  F.nglisli  face!  '  And  then  his  gaze 
fell  away. 

Pauline  still  walched  him.  She  was  pro- 
foundly ugiluled.  Her  sus|M'nse  also  was  |)ain- 
fiil,  and  she  longed  for  it  to  end  either  in  one 
way  or  another. 

Al  length,  taking  advanlage  of  a  pause  In 
.Mrs.  Ileiisldui '«  story.  (Jarlh  said: 

'■  Fxeiise  llie.  bul  Ihere's  one  Ihing  that  I 
don'l  qiiile  unilerslanil.  You  inenlion  a  daugh- 
ler. I  was  nol  aware  llial  you  hud  a  daughler, 
loo." 

"  Sir.  "  said  .Mrs.  Ilenslowe. 

"  1  say  I  wu*  nol  aware  Ihat  you  had  a  daugh 
ler.     Your  son  never  mentioned  il." 

"  .Mv  son!"  cried  the  old  lady,  forgetting 
everyliiiiig  now  but  her  son.  "  Oh.  you  have 
si  en  Tain  red      Till  me  where — where!  " 

"  Oh.  yis,  "  said  (iarlli;  "but  I  didn't  know 
Tanci'eil  was  your  son." 

He  Ingjin  lo  gel  oiil  of  his  depth." 

'  Tanireii?  why  of  course  he  is.  Who  else 
do  you  mean  by  my  son?" 

"  Your  son ;   why  lillle  Paul,  of  course." 

"  liiUle  Puul!"  "said  .Mrs.  llenshiwe.  in  be- 
wililernanl.  ami  turned  toward  her  daughter. 

Pauline  wus  already  on  her  ficl.  She  was 
looking  al  Garth  wilh  eyes  that  flamed  with 
irrepressible  eagerness  and  excitement.  Her 
frame  trembled  from  head  lo  foot.  She  tried  to 
keep  cool,  but  the  lliouglit  that  Garlh  might 
now  turn  from  ber  forever  was  crushing  Iiet 


dun 
he 


this 


"thn 
one  I 
and 
fecti 
Sh 
from 
with 
The 
those 


view,  TliUi 
nut  (I't'l  talU- 
IT  ilroii  luo 
.  iiH  till,'  lioiir 
»lie  bi'caiue 

'boy,  I'buI," 
iirruhidilie 
1 1)1  lie  "b<iy, 
iiiori'.  Hill 
liiiii  with  Ills 

^llt  til  llllll  lU 

It  wurd  lliat 

enslowc  oriiR6 
itle  anil  iioliln 
I  will  Ourtli'a 
iiliuiik  baiiiU 
u  grace  tliiit 
Itli  Ilia  roii^li 

I  iiiudc  »  <»'Ht 
UH  ultoKiIliir 
lie  worlu,  be- 
fur  im  it  was 
IM-If  lie  qiu-D- 
iil  liir  fnupf,  * 
ell  liir  story, 
in  imi)res.»eil 
linil  Iwen  iin- 

li  about  tbiil, 
It  llmt  GiirlU 
iH  she  went  on 
•  »  but  seeniid 
ing, 

llusioits  to  a 
ibe  bull   beeu 

she  liiiii  been 

ilnuglitcr  the 
iir,  llut  there 
le  other  band, 
e  any  mention 

wan  tbas  a 
>il  Oiirtb  not  a 

On  entering 
notbcr  female 
ivever,  lie  look 
ee  hail  ."hown 
le  birllian  co8- 
of  the  women 
e  this  iHroOua 
otleiulinft  I'au- 
shc  liopul  that 
out  what  she 
As  the  rouver- 
lU'  inieiiiioiito 
,;ide  no  move- 
.,  (She  knew 
Lil,  and  did  not 

(hen  Garth  be 
lUnslowe  had 
never  removed 
rv  expres-inn, 
Cnrlh  felt  bcr 
ril  litr.  unci  for 

II  hiT  ciirefully 
and  lieaiiliful 
'!•  of  the"  boy, 

What  a  lovely 

III  then  hi"  gaze 

She   was  pro- 

also  was  l>uin- 

id  either  in  one 

of  a  pause  Id 
id: 

(■  tiling  that  I 
lentionadaugh- 
had  a  daughter. 


on  had  a  dangh- 

it," 
lady,  forgetting 

"  (111,  you  have 
-wliere!" 
t  1  didn't  know 


OLD  GARTH. 


46 


jith: 

lie  i.i. 


Who  else 


of  courfie," 
lenslowe,  in   bc- 
I  her  daughter, 

fiel.  She  was 
that  flimied  with 
srilement,  ller 
>ot.  She  tried  to 
lat  Uurlli  inighl 
iM  crushing  lict 


down.     And  yet  ^he  hull  til  .>.pi  Ilk.     hlie  hud  to 
learn  the  worst. 

"  lie  iiieunH  me,  inuiiinm,  '  said  I'uuline,  in  a 
trembling  voiee.  "  lie  hiis  only  known  ine  in 
my  boy's  disguis4'." 

"()h,  1  Bee.  How  very  funny,"  said  Mrs. 
Henslowc. 

Ourth  rose  to  bis  feel.  The  voice  was  the 
voice  of  the  "  buy,  i'aiil,"  a  voice  dear  to  him, 
but  now  all  broken  by  emotion;  a  voice  that 
flew  tiiihis  lieurl  and  echoed  in  his  miiiI.  lint 
the  face--llie  form — ah,  who  was  thisi  Lovely 
she  was,  as  lovely  as  an  aiigil,  and  her  eyes 
were  llxed  upon  him  with  a  glance  that  thrilliil 
through  him,  a  wistful,  longing,  piteous  en- 
treaty; the  gliince  of  one  who  was  looking  to 
receive  her  doom.  They  »i  re  moist  w  illi  rising 
tears;  in  their  soul  lit  ilipllis  there  was  the 
revelation  of  Honielhing  that  he  liail  not  seen 
before.  And  us  forOarth,  he  looked  at  her, 
but  his  mouth  was  iliiiiib. 

Who  was  she'.'  Tuncred's  sister.  His  sister! 
Oreiit  Heaven  I  a  girl'  not  Paul,  but  I'auliiie! 
The  disorilered  hair  was  sniootlied  down,  the 
brown,  olive  comiilixioii  hud  given  way  loiiiur 
blc  whiteness,  lie  hud  come  here  yearning  In 
tlnd  his  "boy,  I'aul,  "and  he  was  presented  with 
this, 

"  Why,  yon  two  seem  to  have  forgotten  all 
about  one  another,  "  said  Mrs.  lleiislowe,  who 
had  not  the  fuintesl  ghost  of  u  conception  of  the 
tremendous  conllict  of  passion  that  was  going 
on  within  the  hearts  of  these  two. 

"It — s<.Tms— si  lunge,"  snid  Clartli  confused- 
ly; "1  thought  I'd — lind— u — my  boy,  I'uul — 
but " 

He  looked  arou;id  Willi  u  weary  sigh, — and 
then  looked  buck  at  I'uuline. 

She  stood  pule  :iiiil  tii milling.  She  looked  at 
him  no  longer.  Her  lieud  bowed  down,  uiidher 
eyes  were  lixed  on  the  ground, 

Oarlli  was  imw  us  pule  as  death. 

"  How  white  she  i-!"— he  tlioiight — "this  one, 
bow  neat— how  biuiitiful — us  lovely  nsuiianf;ell 
There  are  leuis  in  her  eyes.  She's  crying. 
Does  she  feel  cut  up.  us  I  do.  1  hopenot.'  Oh 
my  boy!  my  boy.  I'.nil!  Where  arc  you  with 
your  rough  clusteied  hair,  your  olive  fuce, 
your  dreamy  eyes,  your  loose  tugged  peusunl 
dress." 

Garth  sunk  back  into  his  chair  willioul 
another  word.  I'utiliiio  sealed  herself  wiili  u 
shudder  in  her  former  position,  und  sut  there 
dumb.  For  her,  ull  w  us  over.  He  had  lost  his 
"  boy,  I'aiii,"  anil  s!ic  hud  read  in  bis  face  thai 
he  rejected  her. 

Mrs.  Henslowc  now  resumed  her  story,  as 
tlioiigh  nothing  hud  interrupted  it,  und  went  on 
wilh  u  ininute  accounl  of  everything.  To  all 
this  Garth  uppurently  lisleneii,  but  only  ap- 
purenlly.  He  did  not  reully  hear  one  word, 
llis  eyes  were  tlxed  on  I'auliiic.  He  saw  in  her 
face,  in  her  attilndc  und  in  her  expression, 
□olbing  but  uller  despair 


I  ■'■ 


CHAI'TEH  LVI. 

A   itfEKTI.NU  OK  lll.l)  KHIENUS. 


WiiKN  Ourth  li  ft  he  Imile  them  each  good 
by,  shaking  hands  wilh  each.  He  had  no  lixed 
ideas  of  what  he  was  to  do, 

"  We  shall  see  you  again,  of  course,  "  said 
Mrs,  Henslowc, 

"  Oh,  yes;"suid  (iarlh,  "  I  hope  so  I  intend 
to  arrange  matters,  however,  so  that  you  cun  go 
to  I'ulerino,  and  my  agents  there  will  do  unv 
thing  for  you.  You  hud  lielter  wait  there  till 
you  hear  from  Tuiicred;  but  1  will  make  in 
quiries  tirsl.  and  let  you  know." 

lly  all  this  I'uuline  understood  that  (iarlh 
would  not  come  buck  again.  She  rose  now  as 
he  came  toward  her.  She  stood  no  longer 
trembling,  but  calm,  Su-peiise  was  over.  She 
knew  the  worst.  She  had  to  bear  it,  and  she 
bore  it.  One  tinal  look  she  gave  him,  a.s  he 
held  out  bis  band. 

"Gooil  by,"  said  he,  in  a  husky  voice,  taking 
her  hand. 

I'auline  looked  at  him.  Her  glance  went 
through  blin.     Sliespoke.  and  in  alow  voice: 

"  It  s  not  in  the  nature  of  things,  "  said  she, 
"  that  a  man  like  you  should  feel  any  interest  in 
one  like  me;  but  "you've  been  very  kind  to  me, 
and  I  shall  never,  never  forget  you  und  your  uf 
(eetion  as  long  as  1  live." 

She  withdrew  her  hand  and  retreated  rapidly 
from  the  room.  Garth  stood  lookiu),'  after  her. 
with  the  tones  of  her  voice  ringing  in  his  cars. 
The  voice  was  Paul's  voice.  The  words  were 
those  which  Paul  had  said  on  the  previous  even- 


ing. They  were  rriicalcd  word  for  word,  lie 
had  easily  answered  them  then.  He  had  uotli 
iiig  to  say  now. 

A  short  time  iifler  this  he  wiis  inunnled  upon 
his  mule  und  riding  out  of  CasironiioMi  buck  lo 
I.eriaru.  Desolation  wiui  in  bis  lieurl,  and  he 
sought  to  obuiin  relief  byuclion.  He  liiiil  made 
up  llis  niiiiil  what  to  do,  llis  lirst  cure  wus  to 
seeahiiit  .Mrs,  llenslowe  und  Pauline,  He  bad 
left  word  at  the  inn  that  be  hail  gone  rorward, 
and  would  be  responsible  for  the  quests.  He 
h:ul  written  a  lew  lines  to  Mrs,  Henslowc,  in- 
forming her  tliut  he  would  engage  ludgings  at 
Palenno  and  write  to  her;  and  now  be  wus  on 
Ills  wiiy  there  with  Ibis  purpose,  Hewould  en 
guge  lodgings,  send  olf  letlers  in  various  direc- 
tions ill  seuicli  of  Tancred,  and  place  siilllcicnl 
funds  at  tlie  disposal  of  the  linlies  until  'lancred 
should  make  his  uppeaniiice. 

llut  us  he  went  on  his  way,  there  wus  u  dark 
dcsolatiiiii  in  bis  heart.     He  had  lost  his  young 
roiiiiianiiin  —  the  boy,  Paul,      Korthal  lossnolli- 
'  iiig  could  coiiipiusulc.     His    life   seemed    sud- 
denly lo  liuve  lost  all  its  sweetness  und   lluvor. 
Tliet'e  wus  nothing  left  fur  wliicli  lo  live.     He 
bad  never  fell  before  how  slrimgly  the  boy.  Paul, 
I  bud  wound  biniself  uroiind  his  heart,     <  >nce  be- 
fore he  hud  frelled  over  the  ub^enee  of  tiic  boy. 
!  Paul,  prolonged  a  liille  over  the  lime  Ibutseem- 
\  ed  necessary.     Now,  he  hud  to  Uar  an  eternul 
'  loss. 

1      And  with  the  iiiiuge  of  the  boy,  Paul,  came  the 

i  image  of  Pauline;   Paultrunsforined— llie  boy's 

j  rugs   lo   the    wiiile  tubes  of  a  slender  girl. the 

I  disheveled  links  to  the  ileal  hair.llie  blown  skin 

i  to  marble  wbileness;  liiil  in  Imili  ihere  was  the 

!  same  voice,  und  the  sumc  eyes.    The  expression 

of  the  fuce,  also,  could  not  becliaiigid  ;  iiori'ould 

I  the  heart — lliul  lieurl  of  love.     She  loved   liiiii, 

I  She  had  loved  him.  not  as  a  boy,  bul  us  a  girl — 

und  the  thought  sent  u  strange   thrill   through 

liini. 

She  hud  lepeuted  to  hull  words  which  she  had 
uttered  on  the  evening  before,  us  the  "boy, 
Puul,"  She  might  iilso  li.ive  repeated  those  last 
words  of  hers,  spoken  on  that  evening.  Those 
last  words  were  still  ringing  in  his  ears;  ■  Look 
thai  you  stand  by  your  word  as  1  will  by  mine;" 
That  lust  look  liaunled  him;  her  ni:iilile  face, 
her  deep,  dark  eyes,  whose  glance  hud  pene- 
truted  lo  his  soul,  and  the  expression  of  her 
fuce,  which  seemed  lo  spi-ak  for  a  liroken  lieurl. 
This  parting  wi.s  evidently  a  blow  lo  Pauline, 
und  Gurth  thought  of  this  With  u  p.ing. 

Now,  08  he  rode  along,  there  i  ;inie  lo  him 
again  the  memory  of  the  whole  lime  which  he 
bad  passed  wilh  the  "  boy,  Paul."  He  reculled 
Ihul  form  under  u  new  light— the  fiiim  of  Pun 
line  in  disguise.  Now,  lielhoughlof  her  beuiily 
and  her  grace;  again,  of  her  tenderness  and  uf- 
feelion.  How  she  had  relied  upon  him!  How 
she  had  turned  lo  him  for  aid!  How  she  bud 
briglilenid  bis  life!  How-  she  hud  ininirned 
over  his  wound!  How  tenderly  she  hail  nursed 
him  at  Pelaga!  .\ii<l  what  angiii'-li  bad  this  lust 
parting  cuuseil  her!  (iiirlli  Ihoiigbt  of  his  own 
words  lo  her,  and  now  re|ieuled.  with  u  new 
meuniiig,  the  words—"  Thy  love  lo  me  wus  won 
derfiil.  jiu.ssing  the  love  ot  women." 

So  Gurth  rode  along  the  way  on  his  mule, 
and  old  memories  mingled  wilh  new  ones.  The 
boy,  Paul,  became  confiLseil  wilh  the  girl.  Pan 
line,  UMlil  at  length  he  fouiiil  hiinsilf  thinking 
rather  of  'lie  latter  lb:in  of  the  former. 

'  I'll  be  hungi'd  if  1  know  w  lial's  Ibe  inutler 
wilh  me,"  be  llioughl,  "I  iliin'4  know  but 
wb.it  I'm  likely  to  be  a  greater  tool  imw  with 
the  girl  than  I  was  about  Ibe  boy.  In  uiiy 
case,  I'm  an  infeniul  idiot,  and  I  don't  know 
what's  going  to  be  the  end  of  it.  This  son  of 
inrernul  nonsense  11  nevci'  do.     Never!" 

Suddenly,  as  fJarlli  niude  u  turn  in  Ibe  road, 
he  saw  u  number  of  men  coming  loward  him. 
They  wdi'e  ull  armed  and  on  i'ooi.  His  lirst 
llioiigbl  was  that  lhe\  were  ,some  of  his  own 
Hepiihlicans;  his  ne\I,  lli;il  they  were  some  of 
llerengar's  miiliiieers,  l-'Iiglit  wus  not  to  bi; 
thought  of,  for  he  was  witliin  shot,  and  if  they 
were  I'liemies  they  could  easily  shoot  him  down, 
while,  if  they  were  not  enemies,  there  would  be 
no  reason  to  lly;  so  he  lode  Imlilly  forward. 
The  leader  of  the  band  w  is  ulieail — u  lull, 
jwellbnilt  mull,  who  walkeil   >mi1i  long  stride 


Soon  he  eume  neur  enongli  to  be  recognized. 
His  feulures  sceined  familiar.  To  (iarlh's  ini 
tiieiisc  surprise,  this  man  waved  his  hut  in  the 
uirwilh  a  shout  of  jov.  Hung  down  his  guu,  and 
came  running  towaril  him. 

"Gurth!    Old  Garth!" 

"Tuncred.  by  .ull  llial's  wonderful  1  How 
did  von  get  hercY" 

"i'vebeen  hunting  ufier  you  for  a  fortnight 


over  all  the  country ,  liut,  tell  me,  old  lellow^ 

my  nioilier— my  sister " 

"  Safe,  Ihaiik  Heaven,  safe!" 

"  Where';  ■ 

■  (lo.se  by— al  (  aslroiiuovo," 

"  What!  just  behind  vou'/" 

"  Ves," 

"And  l.ucy; 

"Ah,  iiiv  boy,  I  eon't  say  unylbing  about 
her!  Prink  took  htr  off,  and  left  Pauline  to 
escape  by  herself.  " 

"  r'riiik!  ■ 

"  Yes." 

Tuncred  gave  a  groan. 

"  Hy  heavens!  "  be  crieil;  ■■  how  is  il  thai  wo 
miss  him'?    Our  men  arc  all  over  the  country." 

"  Well,  "  said  Garth,  "as  long  as  my  rascttli 
held  llieni  prisoners  they  could  easily  battle 
yiiiiiK,  but,  since  my  innllnv.  I  can't  tell  what's 

iieinmci.t  Ihelii;    but 'Hallo!      What 

Who's  ihisV  lly  Heaven,  lis  lierengar  himself  I 
I'liiscil  rascal,  '  he  added,  in  Ilulhin,  "  yon  are 
the  one  lo  give  Ibis  Knglishmuii  infi.rmatiou. 
Where  did  you  pick  up  tills  devilV 

"  We  bold  him  as  hoslage,"  said  Tuntied, 

Hcnngur,  for  it  was  he,  stood  cowering  and 
looking  al  the  ground.  Uefoie  him  he  saw  the 
inun  whom  he  had  so  greatly  injured,  und  '■  horn 
he  feureil  more  Ihuii  liny  other  on  euith,  Tbia 
man,  he  now  found,  wus  ihe  intimate  friend  of 
his  captor, 

Tancred  wctil  on  to  tell  the  whole  story  of  bin 
cuptiue  of  Iteiengur,  and  his  sfari  h  at  the  rock. 

"  Ha!  ha!"  said  Gurth,  "  Well,  the  next 
liiiie  tliey  undertulM'  lo  keep  watch  Ihere,  let 
them  keep  a  sharper  lookout,  ' 

"  I  wonder  if  I'rink  can  huve  got  them." 

"  Impossible.  No  one  knows  the  way  except 
myself  und  my  dear  frieml,  lierengar.  tliere." 

"  Look  here,  old  fellow,"  said  Tuncred, 
"don't  you  wunl  lO  try  this  fellow  by  court- 
marliul.  and  Inive  him  hiingiil  as  a  rebel?" 

"I!  Oh,  no.  You  may  have  him,  I  paid 
liim  olT  with  a  couple  of  liulli  Is,  *  He  s  in  my 
di  bl  no  longer.  He's  in  yours.  He's  the  uiiginal 
vagabond  that  seized  your  friends," 

"So  I  supposed  all  along,"  said  Tancred, 
"  bul  your  assertion  puis  it  in  a  different  shape.* 

"  .\sk  him," 

"  I  have  asked  liiin." 

"  Perhaps  you  don't  uudcrslund  the  way.  Ill 
ask  him  now." 

With  these  words  Oarlli  dismounted  and  tak- 
ing a  pisfol  from  his  pocket,  seized  Beiengur  b^ 
the  Iniir  of  his  heud  and  held  the  muzzle  of  hm 
pistol  lohisiemple.  The  wretch  trembled  from 
head  to  loot. 

"  .\nswer  every  question  without  hesitation," 
said  Garth  in  Ibe  Sicilian  patois.  "  Who  gave 
you  information  lliat  led  to  Ihe  seizure  of  thCM* 
Knglisb  prisoners'; " 

"All  Knglishman." 

"  Who'.'     The  prisoner  Prink?" 

"No;  Ihe  eaplain  of  Ihe  ship.  ' 

"  Dill  Kiiiik  lii'lray  the  ladies'; ' 

"  Not  to  me," 

"  Was  he  a  pri,soi)er,  or  only  pretended?" 
■  A  real  prisoner,  held  to  ransom, ' 
"  Did  yon  consider  him  as  ini|«)itant  as  the 
others." 

"(Juile,' 
I      "  You  -ay  ilial  the  cupluin  of  the  ship  betray- 
j  ed  them  all,  " 

I     "  Yes,  ull;  Prink  and  all.'' 
I      "  Did  Villi  |i;iy  him';" 
I      "No.'' 

■'  Whoiliir;" 

"  He  lolil  me  it  was  for  his  interest.  I  sup- 
posed it  was  a  spei  ulalion.  Perhaps  he  was  paid 
iiy  Knglisb  nobles.  " 

Many  other  qiieslioiis  followed ;  bul  these  were 
Ihe  most  important  ones. 


CHAPTEK  LYII. 

A.N     I  .M)K  IISTANDINO. 

G.vHTii's  vigorous  style  of  questioning  was 
entirely  successful,  Il  ailniilteil  of  no  evasion, 
or  refusal,  or  even  hesilalion.  The  answers  of 
Herengar  were  Irunsluled  lo  Tuncred,  and  the 
infornKition  conveyed  cerluinly  utrorded  some 
surprise.  Most  of  iill  was  be  perplexed  ill  learn- 
ing that  Prink  hud  not  been  Ihe  one  who  had 
belrayed  llieiii  Inio  the  liitnits  of  the  lirigunds. 
Had  be  learned  that  Kiink  wus  a  foiiajidi'  pris- 
oner be  would  not  have  been  .surprised  iit  all, 
for  he  would  then  have  concluded  that  Cuplaiu 
Thuin's  story  was  correct  und  lliut  the  parly 
were  accidentally  captured  by  brigands.  But 
now  he  learned  that  Captain  Thaiu's  account 


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4(i 


OLD  GARTH. 


wu  falio  III  uHiie  reiiiioct«,  and  Unit  the  captain 
blmsrlf,  by  licroiiKurH  own  Htiitenu-nt,  lind  Iwen 
tlic  one  will)  IiikI  iK'Irnyeil  thim, 

Mucli  ><till  iTiiiiiiiiPil  (II  Ik)  rxplnliK'd:  liiil  llir 
mystery  still  iciiiHiMid.  wliv  I'lipiulii  Tliiilii 
iiliutild  liiivc  licti'iiycil  till'  Indies,  niid  why,  Imv 
iag  done  Nu,  lie  sliimid  have  iM'Iniycil  Krink 
niso.  'I'll  seek  mil  ('ii|iliiiii  Tliiiln  wmilil  Imidly 
l)C  snlisfiictiiry.  lie  wmild  wisli  In  eoiiie  In  ii 
ronrUisiim  itt  iiu  eiirller  diile.  Me  iinn  saw, 
however,  Hint  Ix'liind  Kriiik  there  arose  the  dim 
fonufl  of  Honie  Kecrel  iietors  eioiiileil  in  dark- 
ness. These,  he  now  tlii>iii,dit,  iiiiisl  have  been 
the  ehief  aelors  all  along,  of  »hoiii  Kriiik  and 
Tliaui  were  both  alike  the  ai;ent>.  Friiik  had 
been  sent  to  destroy  eerlain  ones,  and  Thaiii 
lind  bi^en  Kent  to  demroy  Kriiik 

But  who  were  these  acliii>Y 

It  WiUH  impoiwilile  for  him  to  conjeetiiie.  lie 
knew  of  noliiiinan  Ix'injj;"  who  could  be  liene- 
tiled  by  his  death,  lie  had  no  enemies.  He 
knew  of  none  who  rejjarded  him  with  hatred 
lliil  thisi|uestion  had  often  arisen  tH'fore.  It  liail 
grown  out  of  the  ntlein|il  on  Ihe  lives  of  tiarlli 
and  himself  on  the  island,  and  bad  forineil  Hie 
kiibjeetinatler  of  manv  an  earnest  diseiission. 
In  the  course  of  these  discussions  many  IhiiiL'- 
liad  turned  up,  but  nnlhing  seemed  to  alTord  a 
solution,  ttarlli  had  oiiee  or  twice  tmiehed 
iijKin  Druiy,  but  neither  could  tind  anything  in 
him  to  fasten  any  suspicion  upon. 

All  these  lhoii|;hlH  passed  lliroiii;li  his  iniiiil 
while  Darth  was  carrying;  on  his  iiuiiiisitioii,  and 
tilliiiH  him  the  result.  Then  followed  u  dis 
cU'sion  between  the  two  friends. 

•■  1  wonder  my  friend,  Michel  .Vnctelo,  didn't 
get  all  this  out  of  iiiin,"  said  Tancred.  "lie 
questioned  him  with  the  pistol." 

"Hm.  perhaps  so;  but  perliap-  he  didn't 
feally  mean  to  blow  Heren;;ar's  brains  lail, 
while  I  did  menu  it,  and  Uercngar  knew  it  per 
feclly  will  And  now,  my  iKiy,  what  are  you 
going  to  do  uith  this  fellow,  ."shoot  bim?  It 
heeiiLS  to  me  tiial  the  Ik-sI  tiling;  will  lie  to  make 
UMi  of  him.  Met  a  tliief  to  catch  a  thief,  and 
send  him  after  Frink.  Send  your  own  imn 
Willi  him.  with  orders  to  keep  n  sharp  lookout, 
and  tell  Berengar  if  lie  comes  hack  with  Frink 
lie  will  be  freed,  but  if  lie  comes  back  without 
liim  he  will  lie  shot." 

"  All  right." 

"  Well,  tlren,  I'll  finish  with  liiin,  "and  with 
these  words  Garth  turned  once  inorc  to  IJcren- 
gar. 

"Listen,"  baid  he,  H.ving  his  eyes  upon  Her- 
engar.  "  A  chance  will  be  given  you  for  your 
life.  You  will  go  with  these  iniii  and  try  to 
catch  Frink.  You  have  got  ott  the  Itepublicans 
from  my  control,  but  can  u.se  them  in  tlii- 
imitter.  Now,  if  you  can  get  hold  of  Frink  and 
bring  him  back  alive,  voii  wii'  'aesel  free  on  Hie 
spot;  but,  murk  this:  if  you  come  baekwiihoiil 
1dm  then  you  will  instantly  1k'  Iriid  Ix'fore  a 
tribunal  consisting  of  the  genllinien  gathered 
around  you.  Your  trial  w  ill  occupy  about  half 
a  minute,  and  you  will  l>e,  not  shoi.  but  hanged 
like  a  dog,  and  your  l)ody  pitched  into  the 
nearest  ravine.  Do  you  accept  the  ofT..'r,  or  will 
you  l«!  hanged  iiow'r " 

"  I  accept,"  .said  Berengar. 

This  was  all  mentioned  to  Tancred,  and 
G;irih  explained  to  the  followers.  Tiiese  were 
faithful  men,  though  none  of  the  lieutenants 
were  among  them. 

"  I  must  see  my  mother  and  sister  Hist,  "  said 
Tancred. 

"  1  should  think  .-o."  .-aid  tiarlh. 

"  Y'ou  must  come  with  me.  Where  were  voii 
goin.'?' 

"  Well,  the  fact  is,  I  was  going  to  Palermo  to 
see  about  getting  quarters  for  your  motlier  aiiii 
sister,  and  to  write  over  Europe  after  you." 

"  All  right.  Well,  now  come  hack  with  me 
and  try  to  prepare  my  motlier  for  the  news.  I'm 
afraid  to  go  too  abruptly.     Will  you  come? " 

A  great  light  suddenly  shone  in  Garlli's  eyes, 
and  spread  over  his  face,  and  there  arose  iK'iori 
him  tlie  vision  of  the  "  boy,  I'aiil, '"  nrrayed  in 
white,  lieckoning  him  and  looking  him  through 
and  through  with  her  sad  and  iK'uutiful  eyes. 

"Oh,  yes,"  said  Qarth.  "  I'll  go  back  with 
you."' 

"  As  soon  as  I've  sei  o  luni  I'll  set  off  with 
this  party,  and  see  if  I  c;iu  i  i.i  uiKm  tlieir  trail. 
Perhaps  you  can  come  loo. 

"  Perhaps  so.  " 

Tancred  and  Garth  now  hurried  im  as  tiisl  as 
they  could,  leaving  the  others  with  Berengar.  lo 
follow  at  their  leisure.  Oartli  gave  up  his  mule 
to  Tancired,  and  walked  along  with  great  strides. 
In  aboiu  two  hnun  thev  reached  (.'nstrouuovo. 


but 
her. 

VOII 


"I'll  go  ahead,"  uhl  narlli,  "and  you  can 
come  along  more  slowly.  " 

"  Yen.  yes.  That's  a  eujillnl  idea;  unil  Ml 
wait  below  till  you  tell  nie  " 

"Yes.' 

With  this  undirslanillng.  (Jartli  went  hack  tn 
the  inn.  As  he  ciiiiie  near,  he  saw  a  pale  face 
at  Ihe  window  Hi- hearl  >iiiote  him.  A  great 
longingarose  wilhiii  him  toeomforl  that  sirii  ken 
soul  within 

He  hurried  up  Ihe  stairs. 
"Come   III."  said  a  vuici',  in    answer  to   his 
knock. 

He  entered. 

Pauline  wa-  there  at  the  same  place  where  he 
had  left  her,  a-  thoiiuh  she  bad  not  left  it. 
Mrs.  Ilen-lowe  wa-  also  there. 

Bill  llnrlli  saw  only  Pauline.  Her  face  was 
llii-lieil  I  rim-on.  Hi  r  eyes  were  llxed  on  him 
witli  devouring  intensity,  a-  though  to  read  lii- 
soiil.  Why  had  be  come  Imekr  What  wa- 
ilii-'^  W  a-  he  niakinu  a  martyr  of  liimseifv 
He  pitied  her.  he  felt  -oriy  for  liir;  he  was 
eoniinu' lo  Iiy  and  -oollie  her.  Away!  That 
wa-  not  ulial  -lie  wauled.  Iklter  li  id  lie  kept 
on  111-  journey  ihiiii  M'ek  to  give  her  so  cold  a 
thing  a-  mi  re  pity.  All  I  Ids  wa-  in  hereloipient 
face,  ^'et  there  wa- somrthing  more,  and  tlial 
was  Ihe  light  of  jov  ami  ho|K'. 

"I've  come  liaeh,"  said  liartb,  "Willi  glori- 
ous new-.  I  met  -ome  one  on  the  road.  I've 
come  to  prepare  you  for " 

"Tniiered!  '  eiied  Mrs.  Ileiislowe.  starling  to 
her  feet. 

Oarlli  liowed. 
"Oh.  my  son'     Oh,  where  is  he?" 

"  Down  Ik-Iow.     1  will  call  liiui." 

"No,  no"  I.el  me  go!  Oh.  my  son!  "  irieil 
the  old  lady.  >\ir  started  and  hurViedh  left  the 
room. 

Pauline  made  a  movement  lo  follow 
tiarlh  came  up  in  front  of  her. 

"' A  moment,  "  said  he.  as  he  looked  at 
"'  Will  von  sav  again,  little  one,  all  that 
-aid  la.-f  night"; " 

He  s]Mike  with  liL-  old  care— ing  fondness, 
thinigh  his  voice  was  ail  treiiiuloiis  anil  stam- 
mering. Pauline  saw  it  all  now.  It  was  not 
|>ity  that  was  in  his  face,  it  wa-  soiiiethiiiL' 
sweeter.  Her  lieart  la-al  with  w  ilil -hrobs.  She 
hardly  dared  lo  believe  what  she  -aw. 

"  Itemeinlier.  lillle  one,  '  said  tlarlii,  •  I  was 
in  the  dark,  and  you  were  nol.  Wa-  I  to  Is- 
blamed  if  I  fell  sbiH-ked  al  so  suddenly  losing 
my  darling  Isiy — my  Ijoy,  Paul"?  Hut  come,  lit 
lie  one,  will  you  -ay  it  alt  again';"' 

"  Will  you;'"  -aiil  Pauline  in  atliriilingwhis- 
|)er,  looking  t.iarili  througli  and  through. 

Garth  pressed  her  lo  his  heart. 

"  Very  firecioiis  i-  thy  love  to  iiie,""  said  Old 
(iarlli.  solemnly,  and  with  iiitinilc  ten.iirne-s. 
"Thy  love  to  me  i-  wonderful,  passing  the 
lo\e  of  women." 

"All.  but  you  broke  your  word," -aid  Pau- 
line. 

"  I  know  it."  murmured  Garth;  'and  I've 
come  back  to  mend  it." 

"  IJiil  I  sliall  neveracain  1m'  toyouyoiir  '  boy. 
Paul,"  "  she  said,  liniidly. 

"But  you'll  Im'  -oinething  -weeter,  my  dar 
ling  little  girl,  Pauline, "said  Garth,  pressing  her 
cli>ser  to  his  heart,  and  ki-sing  her  again  and 
again. 

She  looked  up  at  him.  as  thoiiu'h  lo  assure 
herself  that  il  wa-  all  true;  that  he  really  iiieunt 
w  hat  he  saiil.  Tears  trembled  in  her  eyes,  but 
they  were  tears  of  joy, 

"  Y"ou've  bereaved  me  of  '  my  »on,'  "  said  he. 
"  You  must  make  goisl  the  loss.  " 

'■  All,  but  can  I  really  ever  lie  as  dear  to  you 
as  you  said  he  wa-V  Put  your  hand  on  my  bead 
as  you  used  to,  and  call  nie  your  little  man." 

"Catch  me  at  it!'  -aid  Garth,  with  a  happy 
laugh.  "  Id  rather  have  my  arms  around  yoii, 
and  Id  much  rather  have  you  for  my  little 
girl." 

".Ml.  vou  dear  one!  you  do  mean  it  all!  " 
cried  Pauline.  "And  will  not  regret  Hie  lo!>- 
of  the  'boy,  Paul '?" 

"  If  you' had  lieeii  really  a  boy  I  bIiouUI  never 
have  loved  you  at  all.  It  was  the  tender  grace 
of  the  sweet  girl  that  stole  my  heart,  and  I  never 
sus|MK'ted  it.'" 

■  Then  you'll  have  to  take  me  as  I  am.  " 


CHAPTEI!   I.VIII. 

.\.N    i;.\PI.K.\s,\NT    DISIOVKIIY. 

The  joy  of  Tancred  al  meeting  with  his  moth- 
er and  sister,  and  tliii-  obtaiuiug  the  reward  for 


his  loll,  wiis  coiinlerlmlanced  by  Ihe  nliM'nee  of 
l.iicy,  and  by  Ihe  iitler  ilnrkne—  in  which  she 
was  lost.  Worse,  he  now  knew,  b)  Pnidine's 
story,  tinit  l.iicy  wa-  in  Hie  |Kiwer'  of  Frink. 
a  villain  who  had  already  sliown  himielf  cnpa 
hie  of  any  crime  in  order  lo  carry  nut  hi-  own 
desire-,  and  who  would  Is-  as  criii  1  and  a-  uii 
seriipiiloii-  wilh  her  as  he  had  Iniii  uilliotlier». 
The  Hiouglil  of  l.iicys  danger  tilled  1'anereii 
with  alarm,  and  Ihe  isril  of  her  iMwition,  whih- 
lliii- ill  the  |Miwer  of  Frink, -eemed  «ors<;thaii 
ever.  11  did  not  allow  liiin  i<  rest  one  moment 
lonuer  than  was  absoliiteit  iiei'ciisary,  and  al 
inosi  iniinediati  ly  after  having  embraced  his 
mother  and  si-ier.  he  was  ofl  with  the  prisoner 
Berengar  as  his  giiiile  at  Hie  head  of  his  men. 

Garth  also  all  ompanii'd  hi-  frienil ;  for  even 
the  endiarmenl-  of  I'aiiline  could  not  make  him 
indilTeient  lo  Ihe  i  lainis  of  frii  iidship.  'Fhe 
preseni-e  of  (iarth  and  Berengar  at  once  put  an 
end  tn  Ihe  division  that  w as ilis-olving  the  ranks 
of  the  Sicilian  Uepiiblicans.  and  they  N'gnn  to 
throng  in  from  every  ipiarler.  The  six  bainis 
of  Taiicreil's  men,  uiiiler  their  leaders,  stood 
wailing  in  various  places,  all  around,  for  the 
command  to  lie  given.  Tancred  and  Garth, 
with  the  prisoner,  went  ahead,  so  astol)con  the 
-pot,  and  act  nio-l  pronipily  in  easi'  of  need. 

To  the  followers  of  Berengar  all  theioiiulry 
was  well  known,  iiml  also  all  the  jMople.  In 
many  village-,  and  even  tow  n-.  they  were  re 
garileil  as  the  actual  masters,  which  accounts 
tortile  careless  security  with  wliicli  they  had 
treated  llieir  prisoners.  I-j-cajS'  would  have 
been  im|«is-ible  for  any  of  Hieni  had  II  nol  liern 
for  Ihe  conrusion  i  oii-cipienl  ii|Kin  the  relielljon 
of  Bercni:ar. 

Now,  as  I  hey  advanced,  Hiiv  made  inquiries 
in  all  direi  lions  in  vain.  To  tlnir  siiriirise  and 
Is'W  ildermenl,  no  one  knew  anything  ;ilioiit  the 
fugitives.  No  one  had  seen  any  fugitives  what- 
ever, or  even  any  foreigners,  e.vcent  those  of 
Tain  reds  band.  This  niter  darkm-ss  into  which 
tiny  had  vani-hed,  caii-ed  not  a  little  perplexity 
lo  all  of  them,  and  even  to  Berengar,  who  now 
ap|ie.'ii'ed  al  hi-  w  il-'  end.  Tnnereii,  siis|>eeting 
foul  |>iay.  had  alri-iidy  informisl  him  thai  be 
would  allow  him  bin  twodaysmore,  when  sud- 
denly a  happy  Hioie.dit  i«'ciirred  to  Garlli. 

•  Then  "-  only  one  plate."'  said  he  to  Tan- 
cred, "  in  all  .^icily.  w-liere  one  could  hide  so 
completely  a-  Frink  is  now  hiding  ,audyet  live." 

"  What  placi'  is  Hial';  " 

"'  My  own  hiding  placr.  Tlierock!  " 

""  True."  said  Tancred.  "  But  how  can  he 
have  got  lliere?  " 

"  ifv  mere  accident,  I  suppose.  It  does  not 
seem  iliUM)— ibie,  ill  fact,  il"s  quite  likely;  for 
P:iuline  herself  almo-t  reacheil  il.  .-\  nati\e,  or 
a  well  giiariled  traveler,  would  never  sionear  it; 
but  a  fugitive,  keeping  as  far  as  |m>— ibIe  from 
human  dwelling- and  human  haunts,  might  very 
easily  gel  there.  Itid  you  leave  the  ladder  or 
staying  thai  von  cio-sid  on — or  did  vou  take  it 
up'?  " 

"  Why,  1  left  it  there,' 

"  Then  its  not  at  ali  unlikely  that  Frink  lias 
foiinil  the  pla>'e.  and  i-.  hiding  and  biding  his 
time." 

"  Then  let  us  huriv  on,  in  Heaven's  name,  and 
put  an  enil  to  this  liorrible  suspense."" 

The  Wild  was  now  given,  and  it  was  also  sent 
to  all  the  outlying  eompanie- of  men,  until  at 
lenglli  Ihe  -catti-red  detachments  elo-ed  in  on 
all  siiles.  aloiiir  1 1  in  le  of  one  hnndred  miles. 

Pauline,  now  left  to  herself,  fed  her  memory 
witli  Hie  -eciel  of  ilie  la-t  inlerview  with  (iarlli. 
and  looked  torward  eagerly,  yet  patiently,  totlic 
lime  when  -he  would  -ee  him  again. 

Before  two  days,  .Mrs  Heiislowe  had  Iscome 
aeipiainled  witli  the  state  of  Ihe  case,  to  her 
intinile  ama/.ement.  She  had  not  susiHH-teil 
aiiytbingofthe  kind-  tlrsl,  because  Garth  seemed 
to  her  not  at  all  a  "  lady"-  man;  "'  and  second- 
ly, lH>caii-e  she  had  alwav-  Ik'iii  in  the  habit  of 
regarding  Pauline  a-  a  mere  i  hild. 

Howe\er.  there  il  was;  and  as  it  was  an  in* 
evilable  fact.  Ilii'  old  lady  accepted  it,  and  pre- 
pured  to  make  the  IhsI  of  il.  .\nd.  Iiy  way  of  a 
iN'ginning.  -he  began  to  turn  over  in  her  mind 
all  that  she  knew  alKiiit  the  Ijindsdownes  in 
general,  and  alwiil  Garth  I.andsilowne  in  partic- 
ular, so  as  to  see  »  hat  would  be  her  daughter's 
particular  station  in  life. 

Now.  the  old  lady  had  a  good  many  things 
stored  away  in  her  meniiiry,  and  she  had  once 
taken  a  great  interest  in  HiealTairs  of  tlie  l.ands- 
diiwne  fainil\ .  since  they  were  her  husliaud's 
relatives.  Of  late  yean  she  had  thought  but 
lillle  on  such  mailer-.  \,t  a  little  elTort  might 
easily  recall  most  of  what  she  had  once  known, 
ti^he  herself  had  said  as  much  to  Pauline,    i^he 


OLD  GARTU. 


'  iiunic.  iiiul 


hail  liciinl  much  of  Oiirtli  IjtnilMlowiii',  In  |inr' 
ticuliir,  ill  liiT  yiiiiiiKir  ilati.  and  imw  that  lliK 
Tpry  (liirtli  haiiilMlonuc  hiil  aiiiuarcil  si  1 1  in  nil 
liieiitly  ii|inii  tlin  miiiu  a>  llic  ileal  frii'Iiil  of  liir 
hnii  ami  ilir  iltanr  fiiinil  i>(  her  ilaii^ililcr.  willi 
llir  piithitoi't  of  iH-i-Hiiiirti;  a  <'Oii-iii  la\\  lolii<i>clf. 
It  will  no  iiioi'c  Ihuii  iijiliiial  Dial  tlic  ojil  lady  i 
aUoiild  lincin  to  rake  ii|i  tin  \m»l,  M>a»  tu  italliir 
loK<'ll»'r  all  lliat  olir  roidil. 

At  Hrnt  thi;  old  lady  wax  nincli  clntiil,  and 
Ixioaled  to  I'aiilinc  ulxnit  tiic  ('Xit'llinic  of  licr 
mi'niory.  Hlie  J<itH'(l  ilown  iiiaii\  c  irciuiixtancc!. 
Itr  tliry  siiKKi""''''  IliiniMlvis,  -i,  Unit  llii'\  iiiIkIiI 
not  lie  forKotti'ii.  and  talked  »illi  nmeli  iileaxiiru 
oliuut  ilie  UlM'ovirii'x  that  hUi'  wax  inaklnv 
hiuhWidy,  however,  all  lliix  eaine  to  an  end. 
Hhe  Klop'|H'<ltnlklni;alHiiit  lliexnlijiil  allo):i'tlier. 
It  wiu  evident,  however,  that  xlie  eontiiiiieil  to 
think  iilxiiit  il,  and.  indeed,  that  xhe  llioii;,'lil  of 
UotliinK  else,  lull  uliat  xlie  did  Ihliik  of  slie  \\n< 
rt'Uietant  to  ('oininniiieale.  hi  vain  l'a;ilini' 
uiu-dtiuiied  her  inoilier.  .\i  thxt  her  inothi  r  ii  - 
fiixed  to  say  Hnytliiii}:.  anil  llien  e.viii'exp.cd  her 
fU'lf  in  a  HerieH  of  onilnoux  Heiiteneex  u  liieli  e\. 
cited  t lie  darkeht  fiaixjii  I'miline's  heart.  'Chi-. 
Ctf  eoin-M:,  only  made  her  the  more  eai'er  to 
know  all.  At  lenulh  «lie  ;ialliereil  from  her 
iHotUer'.s  liiiitH  that  lliix  new  Iroidile  hud  refer- 
rnee  to  (Jiirtli.  Lpon  tliix  i'aiilltie  could  lie  re- 
fu-xed  no  lon^rer. 

"1  iniiHt  know,  mamma."  xaid  she,  "winit 
ever  it  in  " 

•Hut,  niv  child,  you  shall  know,  only  I'm 
afraid  to  tell  you.' 

"  Nonneiisu.  I  liave  lontideiiee  in  Garth.  I 
know  tliereeaii  lie  notliinu'  whieh  (  aiiiiot  he  e\ 
plained  imwt  salixfai  Inrilj.  " 

"  I  hiiiH' »o,  I'm  Mire.  Iiut  al  the  v;inie  time 
there  are  lerlain  fi'cl^  whiih  li;ive  to  lie  inei 
with,  and  of  which  iiu  e.\|ihinalion  can  Ik'  pox 
«ihle. ' 

"  I  can't  ima(!ir-  what  you  can  iiieiin.  ' 

"Kails  with  reference  to  Oarlli  I,anil»- 
downe. " 

"Mamma,  dearext,  I  Iriixi  him  too  utterly  to 
feel  alarm.  1  am  conlideiit  that  you  are  mix 
taken.  At  the  same  time  1  want"  to  know  il. 
(So  SUV  oil." 

'  1  did  lio|x-,  indeed.  I'aiiline,  (hiUI,  that  I 
nuKlit  lie,  liul  the  more  i  think  of  it  the  wofxe 
it  .seems  to  grow." 

"But  you  won't  tell  me  what.  Why.  will 
yon  keep  me  on  the  rack,  iiiaimn.-i,  dear*'" 

In  this  way  I'aulinc  leased,  and  (.'rcw  more 
and  more  urgent,  until  at  lenutli  .Mix.  lieiixlowe, 
worn  out  with  her  perxi-lemy,  and  iinalile  to 
frame  any  excuse  for  fiiiliier  iiTusal,  proceedrd 
to  tell  her  the  drcadlid  siiiel: 

"In  the  tlrst  place,  then,  I'aiiline,  dcare.xl,  I 
have  discovered  Ihiil  yoiu'  hroiher  Tancred 
Mauds  so  near  to  the  e.Vrldom  of  l-nndsihiw  ne. 
that  there  is  only  one  life  between  him  and  the 
title,  nltlioiigh  there  are  tw(i  between  him  and 
theestiite  " 

"Tancred?  What!  my  brolherl"  exclnimed 
Pauline,  in  nmnzement. 

"  Yes,   and    that    one   life   is  (iarth    Lands 
downc." 
■     "OarthV" 

"  Who  is  the  Earl  of  I.nnd.xdownc." 

"  Nonsense,  mamma.  How  iH'rfcctly  ridicii 
Ions,"  said  Pauline.  "  I'm  xnie  he  isn't  aware 
of  it." 

"rcrhupsnot;  I  don't  know,  I'm  sure.  lean 
imagine,  however,  why  he  doe^  not  care  much 
about  his  dignity." 

"Not  card  Why.  mamma?  Is  there  any 
man  who  would  lie  so  indilTcreiit?" 

'Oh!  he  may  have  his  icaxons." 

"  Such  as  what? ' 

"  Ah.  dear  child,  this  i~  what  I  dread  to  tell 
you,  hut  I  must  ilo  it.     Vmi  niuxt  know." 

"Now,  niamnia.  I  jioxitively  forbid  this.  You 
must  tell       You  said  you  would   " 

"Hut  how  can  you  bear  it?  " 

"  Nonsense,  I  can  la'ar  it  very  well.  What 
[■>  this  terrible  thiiiL'?  " 

Mrv.  Ileiislowe  looked  tixedly  at  I'aulinc. 

"  Can't  you  iiiia!;iiM'?  " 

"Not  I." 

"■I'hen  I  must  tell,  (iarth  l.andxdowiie  ix 
married.  ' 

I'nuliue  started  back  ;ix  if  struck  by  a  sudden 
lilo«  Her  face  grew  white  ax  ashes;  her  lips 
trembled,  she  stared  al  her  mother  in  honor. 
Mrs.  Ilenslowe  started  to  her  feel  and  run  to 
her  daughter. 

"Oil,  my  darling  I  Oh,  my  child!  "  she  moun- 
el.     "  Hear  it,  oh.  bear  it!  " 

"  I  don't — believe  it. "  gasped  I'aulinc. 

"It's  true." 

•  It's  fable.  " 


"Oh,  mychlldl" 

"lie  ne  —  never — wniiM — do — «<>.  Ilo 
couldn't.     lie's  tiM>  nolile.     "  It  is  not— it  can 

not  lie." 

.Mrs.  Ilenslowe  said  nothing  for  mip  time, 
but  liied  to  soothe  hi  iiiisi  ralde  child.  At 
Icmith  I'auliiie  urged  her  lo  tell  all. 

''lellall.  I,et  nie  hear  wlial  it  In.  Let  mv 
know  why  you  think  this— why  you  suy  It  so 
positively.  " 

".Ml.  doari'st  chilli,  how  I  shrink  from  it. 
Hut  yon  inuxt  know,  and  now  is  a  JMlter  time 
than  fiiitheroii,  when  your  heait  may  1h'  Iihi 
far  giiiie,  and  your  afTections  too  deeply  liupli- 
cated." 

'  Never  mind  my  heiirt — never  mind  my  af- 
fictions,"  cried  i'iiiiline.  "Tell  me  all.  "  I,ct 
me  take  it  into  iiiy  own  mind  and  turn  it  ull 
over  iiieie  by  myself." 

The  agitation  of  I'auline  gave  her  mother  ex- 
ipiislie  distress,  but  she  loiild  not  go  back. 
Having  made  u  beginning  she  had  lo  go  on. 

"  I'll  tell  you  There  were  three  dilTerent 
brain  hex  to  the  l.aiidsdow  iii'  family.  Kir«t. 
the  ilesceiidanlH  of  Itupert's  eldest  xun;  second, 
the  deseendantN  of  I(u|>erl'H  second  son;  anil 
iliird,  the  dcxceiidants  of  Itupert's  ilaui;hter. 
The  ilexcendantx  of  the  lirst  son  have  died  out. 
liarlli  I.iiMdsdowne  ilexcends  from  the  hceoiid 
sou,  and  ix  now  the  Karl  of  I.andxilow  iie,  while 
your  liriillier  Tancreil  ix  dixcended  from  Man  , 
(laughter  of  Itiipert.  and  if  (iarth  were  not  liv- 
ing, would  hinixelf  be  the  Karl." 

"  Well."  said  I'auline,  to  whom  all  this 
xecmcd  iiiiiiu|Hirtaiil,  Ik-IiIc  the  other  state- 
incut  of  liiirtli'x  marriage. 

"  Well,  about  twenty  years  ul'o.  ^Jlrl  fleorge 
died  and  wax  suei-i  eded'  by  lii^  lirollicr  I'aul. 
Karl  I'aul  died  the  year  after.  Neither  of  these 
left  heirs,  (iarth  then  came  in.  Now,  Garth 
had  been  married  and  wax  living  ill  I'nris,  or 
xcuiewhere  cNe  in  Krance. " 
'  How  do  you  know  ?" 

"  I  know  it  iK-rfeilly  well.  The  marriage 
wax  II  runaway  alTair,  1  don't  know  why.  It 
made  a  great  noise  at  the  time.  Strange  lo  xay, 
tbniigh  Garth  never  came  lo  Knglaiid,  I  re 
meuilH-r  liearinir  that  111- had  sent    hix  wife  and 


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"Oh,  mjr  chiy;  you  dontnieiin  It.'  suidMni. 
Ilenslowe. 

"  1  III  xiiri-  I  I  ant  hdp  it.'  said  I'auline. 

'  Oh,  it  will  pass  away.' 
".Villi    don't    you    think    Unit    there  i»  llio 
slightest  (  baiK  e  fur  |ii>iir,  dear  old  Garth?  " 

Mrs.  Ilenslime  «hook  iier  head  sadly. 

"Then  if  tliix  i,  »o  1  -.Imll  never  get'  over  it— 
never.     If  this  ix  x,,  |  .hall  die." 

And  with  tlie-e  words   I'aulinc    buried    her 
foil'  ill  her  hands  and  wept. 


\ 


daughter  to   live    there.     Then    your    fntherx  j '/»,lu- guard, 
troubles  ealne  on.  ending  in  his   death,   and    I 
ne\er  heard    even  the  name   of   (iartli  l.aiidx 
downc,  nor  did  I  ever  think   of  him      When 
Tancred  came  home  talking  alxiiit  '  Old  (iarth,' 

I  thought  Ourtli  was  the  surname,  and  never 
dreamed  that  they  were  the.xamc." 

"  I'dhiips  il  is  a  dillereut  person, '  said 
Pauline. 

"  No,"  said  Mrs.  Ilenslowe.  "  Infortiinately. 
though,  he  is  Ml  greatly  changed  i  can  still  ve 
the  likcnexx." 

"Hut  why  xliould  lie  live  tliix  way?  For 
many  years  he  was  in  iMiverty.  It  can't  lie  |)o«- 
sililelliat  he  would  live  in  poverty  while  his 
wife  was  in  splendor." 

Mrs.  llciixlowc  shnok  her  head. 
"  I  remember  hearing  your  father  xay  once  in 
till'  old  days  that  poor  (iarlh  hud  met  with 
trouble  of  a  domesiic  churacter — sonicthiiig 
about  his  wife.  Well,  you  know,  if  it  were  .x<) 
the  domestic  trouble  may  have  sepatatcd  them, 
and  Garth  may  have  chosen  to  live  us  he  huB 
lived." 

•  I  II  never  lielieve  it  till  I  hear  it  from  his 
own  lips." 

"  t'crtainly  not:  and  I'll  wriliihim — 1  will— 
at  once." 

"No,  mamma,  deurest;  I'll  write  him." 
'You;  nonsense.     It    would    Im-  e.\ces,sively 
indelicate.     Why,  bow  cnuld  you  allude  to  such 

II  tiling?" 
"  I  don't  beUevc   it;   and    I    wish    merely   to 

write  to  tell  him  how   inrfectly  I  tiu-t  in  him." 

"  Ydii  shall  not  do  unytliing  of  the  -un.  You 
will  only  make  inixcliief." 

"  Mischief.    How?" 

"Hi  will  only  grow  more  Infatuated  alxiut 
you." 

"Infatuated?  How  can  he  if  he  is  mar- 
ried?" 

"  Why,  if  he  hales  his  wife  so  bitterly  lus  not 
to  live  with  her,  he  will  love  you  the  niore  pas- 
sionately. " 

""  You  don't  leave  the  slightest  chance  of  es- 
capi'  from  your  horrible  accusation.  You  are  too 
cruel,  maiiuna,  dearest." 

""It  is  kindness  to  you.  my  darling  child;  for 
do  you  not  sec  how  important  it  will  be  for  \oii 
to  skake  off  this  fondness  before  il  grows  too 
strong." 

"  It  is  too  stioiig  for  iHC  now,"  said  Pauline, 
with  a  sigh. 


IIIAI'TKH  MX. 

.Mns.  hk.nsi.owi-.'m  i.Ki-rKU. 

TiiK  intcnxiiy  nf  I'.inlines  grief  atnii/ed  Mrd. 

Ilenslowe.     She  had  not  iniiigined  that  her  lovo 

for  (iarth  had  been  so  fur  develo]Mil,     Slu  hud 

thoiiglil   of  il   only  ax  a  girlixh  paxsiiin,  which 

luiirht  ciisilv  lie  checked  or  suppiessed  if  taken 

in  time.     Her  own   alarm  at  the  discovery  of 

(iarlh's  rank,  xiatioii.  and  marriage.  Iiad   iWeii 

I  gre;ii,  and   her  only  dexjre  was  to  save  her  1* 

I  hiveil    daiiLdiler  from  impending  tionlile.     To 

j  her  xiii  pri-e  and  immense  an.xiely  she  iierccived 

I  how  profound  was  Hie  iilTection  wliicli  I'auline 

,  felt  for  (iurlh.     Still  there  was  only  one  thing 

!  now  to  be  done,  and  that  was  for  her  to  strive 

at;ain~t  il.     Il   would   be  necessary  to  write  to 

'  (iarlh  and  make  iiMpiiriex  of  Idni,  and  axk  him 

for  cvplaiiations.  and  at  the  same  time  it  would 

lie  neeessiiry  lo  have  xnnicclninge  of  scene.     To 

leave  Caxironovo  al  once  would  be  a  mailer  of 

the  grialexi   importiinie.  and  Palermo  seemed 

the  most  apprnpriate  place  to  go  to  under  the 

ciicuiiixiances. 

"We  can  do  that."  said  ,Mi-x  llenxlowc, 
"without  giving  him  any  reason  to  think  that 
j  we  aio  coiidemning  liini  unheurd,  us  you  say. 
]  We  go  there  for  comforl  and  change  of  air.  If 
I  he  is  iniKHdil.  he  call  llnd  you  there  as  eusilvnit 
here." 
r      "  You  are  so  harsh,  iiinmma,  dear." 

""  .My  dear  child,  it  is  for  your  own  good. 

I'lu  not  harsh.     You  were  thrown  together  iu  a 

'  inost  eslriioi'iliiniry  manner,  and  in  such  a  way 

lliat  il  wax  inipossible  for  the  poor  fellow  to  be 


Hail  villi  (oiiie  to  him  as  u  young 
lady,  he  would  ]irofiiilily  not  liuve  tlionglit  of 
you.  He  winild  have  tiealcd  you  with  manly 
coiMiexv.  but  would  never  liave'dreamcd  of  go- 
ing bexoiid  that.  .\s  it  was.  however,  you  we 
he  thought  Mill  were  a  boy;  he  grew  passion- 
uti-ly  fond  of  Mill  witlioiit  kiniwitig  why— it  was 
the  girlish  face  and  girlish  grace  that  lie  loved." 

I'auline  said  nolhliig.     This  seemed  too  true. 

■■  Let  me  look  at  that  paiur.     What  is  il  ?"' 

"  It  is  the  geiiealoiry."  said  Mrs.  llenxlowc. 

Pauline  looked  and' saw  the  fcillnwliig; 


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Pauline  studied  this  for  a  long  time. 

"'  I  dare  say  you  feel  certain,  mauima,  dear 


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OLD  GAItTH. 


cut, "  will  hIic;  " but,  w)nt«hnw  I  feel  that  my 

Unrlli  Ik  iiiKilliir  orii'  nlliiiiilliiT.' 

Mm.  Ili'n<iliiwi' Hiiiil  niilliliiir. 

'   And  ml  yi)ii  think  tliul  lilxwlfe  In  the  prvu'iit 
Laily  LuiiiliKluwnt''f" 
•  V<'»." 

"  Wliy  iim'l  slip   III    ilic  widow   of  Pmd  or 

OcoTgl'l" 

"  Mlmnly  l)0(iui»c  iicllliiT  of  tiirni  ever  niiir 
rled,     '1  licy  li'ft  ncldiir  wlvon  n<ir  (liildriii.  " 

"  Tlii'M  why  cttii'l  she  hu  Iho  wldnw  of  winit; 
othrr  (Jnrlh? 

"  KcciiiiHi'  ihctro  in  no  other  Qnrtb." 

Piitdliic  hIkIii'iI, 

"And  do  ynn  mean  In  Miiy,  "  ahiMontlniiril, 
iifliT  II  piiUNi',  "  thill  I.\U'y  U  tilt'  iliiiiglilc'i'  lit 
Diirlli  Iittiiilsdowiii.'.'" 

"  Of  roiirxc.  " 

At  thU,  I'aullni'  lliin^'  llir  paprr  on  the  llooi'. 

"  You  n.ight  tiM  Well  iniikc  out  (hat  'riuiiTi-d 
it  hiT  fiillicr,  loo,"  Miid  ••lie,  Willi  home  ii<|Milly 
in  her  loni';  iind  Ihrii  llii'  mxt  lh^tllll('u  hhi' 
ttmiif  herself,  Noliliiii;',  Into  lur  inolher's  iirniH, 
iK'i'iislii;;  tiemell'  of  i  riielly  to  her,  iinii  lieu'ilinir 
lier  lo  forgive  her.  And  Mi^.  llenslowe  folded 
licr  ililiiKliler  in  Iht  arni-.  and  sonulil  every 
incanH  in  her  power  >ii  suotiic  iier  iigitiited  feel 

lUffH. 

Mrs.   lleiihlowe    that    very  day  wrote    two 

letters. 

The  llrHt  one  was  wrilleii  In  Oarlli.  Il  was 
us  follows: 

"  I)i;.\u  SiH,  —  After  your  departure  my 
daujfliter.  i'aulliie,  dlseloMcd  In  me  tile  fact 
that  slie  had  enpiL'ed  In  rself  to  you.  At  llrst 
the  news,  Ihoiijrh  nnex|«ited, ' was  not  iiii- 
pleasant:  I  certainly  had  no  ohjeetion  lo  make, 
except  i>os,siIi]y  on  (he  seore  of  desparily 
Dt  iiRi';  iMit  afterward  I  here  eaine  to  my  re 
menihranei'  certain  facts  Unit  tilled  me  "with 
alarm  and  horror.  I  felt  lioiind  al  onee  loconi 
miiiiieale  them  to  my  ilaU);hler:  and  I  liereliy 
:'nniiiiuiiieale  them  to  you,  since,  thonuh  they 
arc  well  known  to  yon,  I  deem  It  host  for  yoii 
to  he  aware  of  the  grounds  I  have  for  my  own 
action. 

■'  In  spite  nf  the  lapse  of  nearly  twenty  yearn, 
I  recognized  vou  as  the  voun^'irnardsman  whose 
sudden  marriai;e  made  such  c\eilenient  among 
your  wliole  fanill\  conneelions.  .\fler  thai 
marriage  you  went  to  France.  Tin  n  you  liad 
u  chilli.  Then,  on  the  death  of  your  cousin 
Paul,  in  IWi,  you  liecame  Lord  [.andsilowne, 
and  sent  Lady  I.anilsdowne  and  yonr  chihl 
hack  to  the  Hall.  I.aily  l,iindsdown'e  has  lived 
ilicre  ever  since,  and  is  there  now.  I.ady  I.ucy, 
her  daughter  and  vours,  has  also  lived  there 
ever  since,  until  tlicliour  when  she  lefi  it  of  lier 
own  accord. 

"  Now,  sir,  you  have  llie  facts  as  they  are 
known  to  me,  iind  in  view  of  all  lliis  I  eannol 
find  words  to  express  niy  surprise  at  the  < ourse 
of  condnel  which  you  have  allowed  yourself  lo 
take  with  my  daughter  I'auline.  .siii'icly,  if  slie 
deserved  no  consideration  in  her  own'iierson. 
."he  certainly  deserved  some  f.n-  the  sake  of 
your  friend  Tancred.  lint,  sir,  I  thank  Heaven 
that  this  has  been  disiDveicd  already,  so  I  hat 
the  miseiiii'f  may  lie  pievenled  before  it  is  loo 
late.  Of  course,  under  the  cireum.stanees,  you 
will  see  the  propriety  of  maliing  no  fiirllier  at- 
tempts lo  coniinuiiieate  with  my  daughter 
Pauline.  1  will  iiylo  lielieve  that  yini  have 
yet  a  moral  sense,  that  you  hav(^  cireil  wiihoiit 
sullicieut  ((iiisideralion.'  and  that  now,  when 
your  offense  is  placed  before  yon,  llic  desire 
will  arise  lo  make  aini'iids.  H"  I  miglit  be  al- 
lowed to  make  a  sug^r,..,!),,,,  j  would  recom- 
mend yon  to  ri'liirn  to  your  wife.  Lady  Lands 
downel  and  take  with  you  your  daughter,  lie 
twcen  whom  and  her  mother  you  may  be  the 
means  of  making  a  reconeilialion. 
"  1  remain,  sir, 

"  Your  linmlile  servant, 

■  -Maiiv  iliNsi.owi;." 

After  lliis  was  written  the  following,  in  a  dif- 
ferent hand: ' 

'  JIamma  will  not  let  me  read  the  above.  My 
darling,  I  trust  in  you  implicitly,  and  love  yoii 
with  my  wliole  heart. 

"  Forever,  your  own,' 

"  I',VII.INR." 

Mrs.  Henslowc  allowed  Pauline  the  consola 
tlon  of  adding  llieso  lines.  She  then  songlil  for 
a  means  of  loiiveying  the  letter  to  Oartli.  A 
man  was  found  who  otTcred  to  do  tliis.  She 
also  wrote  a  h:lter  to  'i'anered. 

After  this  she  prepared  lo  leave  for  Palermo. 
Tills  she  eould   do   without  any  dilUeulty,  as 


Tancrc<l  had  left  lirr  money  pnoiiirh  for  every 

pnriHMH'.  Tile  road,  however,  wan  not  very 
gooil,  no  that  she  and  Pauline  had  to  set  out  on 
iniili's  anil  Iravil  in  that  manner  as  fiiras  Vicari, 
wheu  they  came  into  Die  high  road  that  runs 
from  Caliiiila  to  Palirmo.  Here  tin  y  olitalned 
a  post  chaise  withont  any  dillleiilly.  and  In  thiit 
way  made  the  rest  of  the  Jonrnev  .\t  Palermo 
they  put  Up  at  the  lli^lel  Triiiacrlu,  and  there 
awaited  Tiiucred. 

(ilAPTKIl   LX. 

TIIK   I'l.ACK  (IK   lll:l'l  UK. 

FiiiNK  led  the  mule  after  hliii  into  llie  woods, 
liiirrying  onward  as  fast  an  he  could.  Ii<'hin(l 
him  arose  thi'  sonml  of  footsli  ps  hurrying  on 
Wiird,  and  IhcshontHof  men,  bul  these  passed  by 
and  did  not  idiiie  llieir  way.  Tlicy  had  not 
U'cn  seen  by  the  one  party,  and  by  the  oilier  they  j 
had  been  forgotten.  At  last  the  noises  hail  all 
subsided,  the  linmcdiate  danger  of  piilsuil  had 
passed  away,  and  Frliik  began  lo  breathe  freily 
and  lo  niaciieii  his  pace. 

Thus  far  he  had  been  hurrying  along  a  rough 
track  that  led  among  Ihe  forcsl-trees  and  si>al- 
lercd  locks.  Il  was  one  that  "as  not  very  iiineh 
used,  and  for  thai  very  reason  was  the  more 
agreeable  lo  prink,  since  il  scemi'd  to  show  that 
iiilisuil  In  this  direction  was  not  very  inob'ible. 
I'o  slacken  ills  pace  was  now  very  ilesirabh': 
lli'sl.  in  Older  lo  laevcnt  fiiligne;  and,  secondly, 
in  order  lo  give  him  more  leisure  to  lliink. 

Of  course,  the   ciinntiy   wiis   allogetlicr   un 
known  lo  him,  and  iven  if  H  hail  liei  ii  known 
lie  eoiiid  have  recognized  nnlliiiig  heri'  on  ac 
count   of  the  tries.     Once  before,  ill    Ills   llrsi 
lllglit,  he  liaii  formed  u  rough  idea  of  the  conn  j 
try  through  which  he  wished  lo  go,  and  of  the 
course  wiilch  he  inlendcd  taking,     lliil  now  lie  ^ 
had  no  iile:i  of  the  i  nnnliy,  ami  no  plan  of  any  j 
course.    He  liad  made  a  snddeii  ru-li  for  liberty,  i 
and  had  been  lucky  enough  to  lead  olT  Lney  | 
along    Willi  him.     The   coiisci|Ucii(  e    was.  thai 
now,  as  he  soiighl  lo  make  some  phiii,  he  found 
liiinself  nttcrly  niniblc.  and  he  could  only  ilcler- 
iiiiiie  to  go  onward  and  see  where  the  picsenl 
pathway  inlghl  lead. 

The  woods  continued.  The  trees  were  elii-.t- 
nut.  Now  and  then  they  eii me  to  open  spaces 
where  Ihe  soil  was  sandy,  willi  liowlders  inter- 
mixed, and  here  gigantic  caeliise-.  "ose  on  higli. 
lleyond  these  they  encountered  an  ever  varying 
iriciwlh  of  all  the  trees  native  to  Sicily-'-ihe 
olcandi  rand  lamari-k  growing  in  the  neighbor 
hood  of  tile  water-courses,  while  on  the  liill 
sliiiies  were  the  myrtle,  laiiiel,  eistus.  and  ar 
butns;  here  on  the  level  i;  round  arose  llie  fan - 
palm  and  Icnli.-ens.  while  in  various  dircclions, 
mlcriningled  with  oilier  trees,  were  the  bamboo, 
Ihe  carob.  the  stonepure,  and  the  cypress. 

I'hrongh  sueli  scenes  Ihe  track  led,  until,  at 
la«t,  it  iK'gan  a  steady  ascent  of  a  long  hill. 
Here  the  trees  were  thicker,  yel  not  so  thick  as 
lo  iirevcTit  a  ready  |iass;ige.  and  up  here,  accord- 
ingly, Frink  winl.  determining  to  go  on  wherever 
the  palh  led.  thinking  that  its  loneliuess  would 
be  his  best  proteelion. 

.Meanwhile  Lucy's  inlinl  had  been  tilled  with 
her  own  tboiiirhls.  I'ntil  now  ^\n-  had  disliked 
and  -ii'peelcd  Frink  lint  bad  iieM-r  actually 
feared  liiiii.  Itui  his  bmlal  threat  ullereil  sii 
liercely  w  hen  she  refused  to  lly  opened  lier  eyes 
to  bis  character.  She  saw  that  he  was  a  vio 
lent,  remorseless  man.  against  whom  her  resist- 
ance wa-s  u-cluits.  As  longas  the'  were  together 
she  would  be  nlterly  at  his  mercy.  It  wimld 
be  impossible  for  her  to  resisi  him.  Her  only  ' 
hope  wouhl  therefore  be  in  the  pos.sibility  lif 
meeting  willi  any  other  liiunan  beings.  For ' 
such  as  tiiesc  she  incesMintly  longed,  and  kept 
up  a  most  earnest  outlook.  Who  they  iniLdil  Ih' 
made  not  the  sliLditcl  dilTeri  nee  lo  her.  it 
would  be  enough  if  liny  wen  liiimau  beings. 
Ibiganils  would  be  welcome— in  fail,  anyone; 
would  be  welcome  so  long  as  she  iniglil  be  de- 
livered from  Frink.  She  had  made  up  her ' 
mind  to  lling  herself  uimi  the  prolection  of  tlie 
lirst  person  she  incl.  She  was  full  of  hope,  i 
Thus  far  the  brii;;inils  h:id  seemed  oninipresent 
and  all  powerful,  and  she  expected  before  long 
to  come  upon  some  of  them  again.  To  Frink 
she  said  not  a  word,  good  or  bad.  To  remon- 
strate was  useless,  to  lieg,  eipially  so',  lo  protest 
against  his  condnet  a  silly  w.-isie  of  words. 

Il  may  be  a  ina'ter  of  wonder  that  Frink 
should  thus  burden  lilmself  willi  a  lielpless 
girl  who  could  only  retard  his  progress  and 
li-ssen  his  own  chances  of  escape.  Hut  the 
fact  was,  Lucy  was  so  necessary  lo  the  acciim- 
(ilishinent  of  his  schemes  that  he  wits  willing  to 
run   almost   any   risk  to  gain  her.     Itesides,  lie 


loved  her  M  fU'  W  he  WM  enimlile  of  lovInK 
uiiylHidy.  and  fur  her  •uk<!  Imd  already  risked  no 
iiinili  thai  he  felt  uiiw  illing  In  hw  hi  r  iifter  all, 
Uatlier  ihaii  do  mi  he  was  prepared  to  ,  arry  on 
a  most  arduous  siriivgle  and  run  the  ino>i  srrl- 
oils  risk  To  e"ca|«' and  larry  l.ii.'y  Willi  him 
would  be  to  liliii  tile  cerlaliily  of  sueioK.  IIu 
felt  conlldenl  of  ninniiiK  liercunm'iil  to  niarriago 
w  ilh  lilin.  riieii.  as  the  hnslnind  of  i,iidy  I.ucy, 
lie  could  return  lo  Landsdowne  Hall  uiiil  illctalo 
his  own  terms  lo  Driiiy  and  I.ady  l,iindiHliiwnp, 
Hut  wllhoiil  Lucy  his  JkisIi  hi  would  Ik-  widely 
ilitTereiit.  He  iniglil.  Indeed,  make  some  ar- 
rangement Willi  Hrnry.  but  nothing  Ihni  would 
Im'  adeipiatc  to  his  desires.  The  great  pii^e  it- 
self would  1m>  swept  away  into  ll»'  hinida  of 
others,  and  all  his  devices  and  ctimis  would 
prove  to  have.lK'en  iimless.  S>  irreat.  thcieforo, 
was  Ihe  lin|Hirlanee  la  now  attached  lo  winning 
Lucy  and  saving  her  thai  he  fill  almost  willing 
lo  die  rather  than  esea|H'  withoul  her. 

Till'  ascent  of  the  loiii;  hill  occupied  iiiauy 
hours,  and  though  il  was  noi  steep,  ..lill  it  ran 
on  for  a  great  distance.  Il  then  terininuled 
abruptly  at  a  chasm.  .\i  this  Frink  hidloi  with 
somellihig  like  eons|ern:ilioii,  w  lien  suddenly  hu 
noticed  a  lower  on  tlie  iis-k  opposite  Iheehusm. 
For  Ihii".  as  the  reader  w  ill  |h  ri  eive.  Frink  had 
liappened  III  turn  into  tin'  very  path  titat  wiM 
used  b\*(iarlh  to  go  and  i  ome  from  Ihe  top  of 
theiocK. 

Scing  this  lower,  Frink  siip|s>sed  lliil  there 
must  Ih-  some  way  of  gelling  lo  ii.  and  accord- 
ingly walked  along  ihe  edge  of  the  clia»m. 
After  about  a  liundred  paces  he  came  to  the 
iiarnnvest  pari  of  the  chasin.  ami  here  lie  saw  a 
roiigli  ladder  thrown  acroNS.  It  was  llie  one 
upon  nhii  11  Tanireii  liad  crossed  while  on  hii 
seaicli  after  ( but  II.  On  his  dcpaiture  no  one 
had  thought  It  worth  while  to  lake  It  away,  iind, 
eonsei|iieiillv,  it  had  ri  inained  lure  ever  since. 
This  was  [lie  only  cio-sing  place,  and  Frlulc 
wondered  now  how  he  shoiilil  gel  Lucy  acrona. 

He  hiiii»elf  went  across  lli't.  leaving  Lucy 
where  she  w;is.  He  was  not  afraul  that  ahe 
would  tly.  nor  did  she  attempt  to.  Slie  knew 
not  wiu're  III  go.  and  fell  tcsi  helph'>s  lo  move, 
Hisidis.  she  was  utterly  worn  out  wuh  fatigue, 
Frink.  Ilierefore.  eiiv.»cil  and  UMiked  alsait.  Ho 
saw  Ibitths  ladder,  and  placed  that  aeroM  Ix^ 
side  tile  other,  lie  thin  letiiriicd  and  caught 
siglil  of  some  small  trees.  I'hese'  had  iH'eii  cut 
iloHii  and  siri|iped  of  llieir  briinclns.  .-.nd  had 
lain  llieir  ever  -iiice.  It  was  done  by  licren- 
liar's  liisi  parly  when  llnv  eanic  lo  attack 
tiiitii.  Frink  took  a  iialf  ito/en  of  these  and 
laid  them  over  the  lailili  .*.  Thus  a  tiooringWHH 
baincil.  :iiiii  a  p!i»s.igc«.iy  wide  enough  lo  al- 
low III  Lucy  b<-ing  led  across  without  tiie  lior- 
lors  of  giifdiness  .\eross  lids  Frink  a.sHMted 
lier,  and  she  went  over  without  dillU  ulty.  So 
llrm  was  the  way.  that  Frink  succeeiled  in  get- 
ling  even  tlie  mule  across,  a  la^k  ini|s>*-ible  to 
any  le-s  sme  I'ooiid  animal.  Then  Frink  drew 
up  Ihe  |Mi|es  and  the  iailders.  and  proiiedcd  to 
examine  his  place  of  refuge. 

He  found  tile  rock  as  lias  already  iH^en  flo- 
serlbed.  as  al-o  tla-  tower.  Hut  (iarlh,  in  his 
liasty  tliglit  from  his  ~ironghohl.  had  not  been 
able  to  remove  aiiylhing.  nor  had  Tancred  cared 
about  niakinu;  ;iiiy  eliaiige.  All.  thenfoie.  re- 
maineil  as  it  Inid  ts'eii  iluriiig  tr:irtirs  occii|)a- 
tion.  'I'll  Frink'-  intense  delight,  be  ti>und  an 
ample  supjily  of  arms,  ammunition,  and  provis- 
ions. In  the  iipiH-r  lofl  there  wen- several  liags 
of  slilp  bread.  U|Kin  which  (iarlh  had  evidently 
relied  as  ihe  backlHine  of  hi-  supplies,  a 
bundle  of  dried  lisli,  a  ham.  and  a  kei;  of  com- 
mon Sicilian  wine.  There  were  two  rities, 
sevi  nil  cases  of  isiwder.  some  iniUets.  together 
Willi  some  elothim.'.  In  tlje  lower  tlis'r  a  Iriip- 
door  apiM'ared.  which  Frink  o|m  ned.  It  dis- 
closed a  deep  well  underni  a'b.  or  ml  her  cistern, 
in  wliicli  there  was  siiH-ome  water. 

The  survey  which  Frink  thus  ma.le  showed 
him  that  he  had  a  stronghold  which  w:i- remote, 
inaccessible,  and  virinally  impri'gn:ilile.  lift 
bad  pnnisions  which  wnuld  last  a  long  time. 
He  had  arms  to  Is-at  back  .in  attack.  He  tliere- 
fon'  del  iileil  to  reiiniin  in  Ihi-  place  :it  bast  for 
the  present.  He  hoped  by  so  doing  that  tho 
brigands  would  utterly  give  him  up.  and  con- 
clude that  he  had  ese:i]Hsl  In  this  imIlrl•s^ion 
tliey  woiiid  no  longer  be  on  the  lookout,  bul 
woiild  turn  their  attention  lo  other  niallcrv. 
After  four  or  live  weeks,  or  when  hisprovi-ioni* 
iiiigbt  be  exliau-ted,  he  loiild  once  niore  set 
forth.  The  nude  would  Ih"  a  great  a.ssi-lance, 
for  Lucy  could  then  tly  withont  fatigue  And 
since  liis  last  alteiiipl  had  resulted  in  failure,  hu 
delermined  to  ilireii  lii-  siejis  on  the  next  occa- 
sion lo  tlie  norlli. 


fl<T  H 

;irrv 

tl 

(i-l  <.r 

OI.l)  (JARTli. 


4!) 


TliU,  ttiori>rnri',  wivi  llic  ri-iuuiii.  nm  Tniu'ri'it 
riin{<iiiirc'i|,  whyllir  xiitrli  iifirr  liiiii  uiiil  l.iirv 
litiil  l)rcn  **n  ronipli-trly  UuHlt-d.  Tin  |iMrhiirrH 
liiiil  IiiiiiimI  llii'lr  iitlc'iiliiiM  III  llir  rriiiiitry  all 
nriiiiiKl.  lull  noiii'  (if  lliiiii  liiul  iu>  \i'l  piiiilrnli'il 
Id  IIiIv  pIlKl'.  Wlillv  till'  srlin  ll  \MI»  p>lll){  nil, 
Krliik  »ii<  wulliiii;  iiiilli  inly  ilii>  iiflir  <liiy  iiiiill 
V'liiil  Mrini'il  •iitllrti'iit  lliiii'  vliiiiilil  luuMiiuay, 
nliili'  l.in'v,  full  iif  lirriir  iiml  'i|>|iii'lii'ii'-iMii, 
wnili'il  «iili  uniiliT  imliiiici'  fur  llii  ii|>|>ri>iti'li 
nf  IIkm  wIi.i  niiKlit  wvu  lici. 


(ilAI'TKU  i.xr. 


FBI  NK 


11  f.  •  !•  A  I  II  . 


Wiiii.i.  Iliii"  triiKllii^'  hliiiMlf  111  ilii«  iiiiiiinil 
fiMlllliiill'iii.  Friiik  »ii«  mil  iiiiiiiiiiiiriil  nf  jiii- 
(iIIht  iiilviiiila),'!'  wlilili  III'  wiiiilcl  |iii\i'.  Ill' 
wiiuM  br  iiliint'  Willi  I. my.  Slu'  nniilil  Ih' 
( i>ni|ili:lt'ly  iii'iH'iiili'iil  ii|Hiii  liiiii.  II  ili'lir 
iiilni'il  III  <lii  liU  iilimni  to  uiii  liir  ri'ii' ili'iici' 
Mini  I'lirll  liiT  iiITi'I'IIdii.  Kvrry  iluy  lii-Miiliirril 
Inrlli  111  "ci'li  f'lr  (lunii',  mill  iilmi  In  cxiilnrc  llii' 
Kiiiiilry.  I.iicy  ilrcw  luuk  llif  Imlilvr  ufirr  lio 
linil  Kline,  l,iiry  wii»  llicri'  In  imrl  liim  on  hi'. 
Il'tlll'll,  I.Ucy  liml  III  Kivi'  lillll  nil  iirrnlllil  nf 
wliiil  hlir  liitil  lircn  ilniiiK  iliiriiii;  llip  iliiy,  wlilli' 
liDinriUim  wniild  iilwiiy*  iiilirlain  Iht  willi 
III!  iicdiiint  of  111"  n«ii  iiriKi'ciliiiir-  Kriiik  Ijiii-. 
Illlilll|.'li'ill  iiilvillll:i>;r,  1,111  V  Wiisiil.^i  iiIkiiIiiIi  ly 
ili'lioiiiti'iil  IIIM1II  liiiii,  ami,  if  iiiiylliiiii.'.  liinl 
lirin  alili'  In  u'liiii  I'nr  liliii  a  plai  r  In  liir  iilTtr 
linllH,  il  wnlljil  Imvi'   Imi'Ii  I|ii~. 

ItuI  uiiliiiliiiiali'ly  llirir  liail  nri  ii  ii  ilo'p 
i-unlril  repiiL'tiami'  iipiiii'-l  liliii  in  I..  .  y'l  iiiiiiil 
Tliin  liail  Ik  III  llii'  ii.'-iill  nf  iiiaiiy  lliiiii;-  <  Ivi^' 
iniilly  it  liiiii  Ihi  II  aUiin»i  iiisiiiutivi',  ImiI  liail 
lii'i'ii  In  lirliliiii'il  liy  lii-mii  iiiiniiK  In  liir,  Aflcr 
lliiil.  iluriii>r  Ilic  viiyaiii',  lliis  rcpii^naiii'i'  illiil 
out  to  11  iinal  ■'.vli'iil.  ami  iliniiiii  lliiir  rapli^ili 
il  iM'^nii  in  clianur  In  a  frirmlly  fiilini;.  Iliil 
llie  n('i':i!.lnii  nf  llii  ir  lliirlil  fin'iii  llii'  liri^jaiiil- 
lliul  rnii-iil  all  thai  nlil  ri'^iii;iiaiiri' Iniiinrr  lliaii 
lis  fnnmi'  Kiri'imlli.  It  wan  iinl  sn  iiiinli  ilii' 
foiTC  wliirli  Kriiik  liail  hm'iI.  nr  lli^  finx  inii« 
lniii;iiai:i'  It  wa';  rallii  r  llii'  ail  il'-clf.  Tin  ir 
cnplnr",  llio  lirinaml-,  win'  in  full  lliulil.  |)i'- 
livt'rir»  wire  appmarliiiiL';  ami  M'l  at  llial 
moiiiint  Kriiik  liail  iliawii  lii-r  away  frnni  lln' 
Clianri"  of  lilwrly  inln  ii  frr>li  raiiliviiy  wni'i' 
than  lliii  pri'Vinii'*  mir,  Tlicri',  nl  li'ii'-l,  slir  liail 
cnjoyi'd  llii>  kntii'ly  nf  I'niilim'.  Iliii  lie  hail 
torn  licr  frnni  Ihiv  frii'iid  ami  carriril  lirr  nlT  In 
IIiIh  Iniii  Iv  rni'U,  Nn  i  ITnrls  nf  Kiiiik.  llnii' 
fort',  lonUI  I  ITiui'  till'  hilUr  iiuninry  of  hii  pa«t 
ncl".  I. my  nfraincil  frnni  iiprnarh.unil  ncvi  r 
fniloil  In  iiii^wir  «iih  miirti'sy;  bin  in  hirnian- 
HIT  low  aril  him  llicmva- always  an  invnliiiiiary 
cnn.olr.'iinl,  a  iliill,  a  rnliiiR'SN,  im  lev  liarrii-r. 
iinil  ihis  Kiiiik  fill.  Vain  ivcrr  hi"  i  itorl"  In  rr- 
iiinvi'il.  Nn  tnriliiiliii  was  iKiM-ilili'.  Nnlhini; 
iKynml  mrro  ronvrnliniialisnis  wiro  vwr  ex 
hiiiiliilliy  I. my.  ."*»( h  wire  lln.'  nlaliniis  In' 
Iwi-C'll  till  SI'  Iwn  a^  llli-y  ilWL'll   nil  Ihi'  rn(  k. 

Mcanwliili'.  Ilii'  u'rami  ailvanri'  was  lakiiii: 
place  iipcn  lliis  iniiiimiii  iinier,  frnni  ii  cireiiil 
of  one  IiiiikIK'iI  iiiil<'>,  liy  all  Hie  liamU  in  the 
employ  nf  Oarlli  ami  Tiimri'.l — tlicsi'  |n>t  iM'ini: 
in  the  iniilst,  ami  heailiiii;  a  linily  of  siM'rial  ex- 
plorer^. lU'fnre  eninill^  In  eliisi'  ipiarters,  linw - 
ever,  snme  si'imis  were  .sent  nut,  wlin  iii^peeteii 
llie  (iroliuil  eanfiilly.  ii'id  limiitrht  liaek  wnril 
tlmt  I'Viiik  was  there. 

It  may  seem  like  eowanlieo  tli.-il  such  preeaii- 
liou*  wen  taken,  Neilher  (larllMmr  Tamieil. 
however,  was  «  eowanl.  There  were  two  rea- 
Hons  why  they  had  to  aet  with  irreat  'ireiini- 
s|icction. 

The  llrsi  reason,  cnn^isted  in  the  dis|ierale 
clifvrnctcr  nf  Fiink  and  his  sitiialion.  The  ease 
with  whieli  (larth  had  re|>illi'd  the  allaek  upon 
liini  w.is  iimenihered  liy  all  eniieemed.  and  all 
felt  thai  to  avoid  useless  lilnmUhed  the  ninsl 
cari-ful  ineasiires  would  have  In  1k'  taken. 

The  scrniid  reason,  lay  in  llie  fail  iliat  Liiry 
was  a  prisoner  there,  and  in  Kriiik's  pnwer.  If 
driven  lo  e.Mreniilies.  he  i  nnld  take  instant  and 
speedy  ven'.'eanee  on  his  piir>uei>  liy  destrnyini; 
Lucy.  For  this  i-aiise  (Jarlli  and  Taiiered  deter- 
mined  not  to  let  Frink  ^ee  them,  if  pns^ilile,  nr 
even  to  nu-peet  their  existeiiee.  until  l,iiey 
nhouUI  Ik'  safe.  Fnr  it  will  be  renienilieri .'.  thai, 
an  yet,  FrinU  had  no  reason  in  supiinsillial  tin  \ 
hnil  e.scuped,  but  was  liviim  in  the  full  iK-lief  llnil 
both  of  them  lay  dead  at  llie  Imtloin  of  the  pit 
in  Leonforie. 

Haviuj;  harped  from  Ihe  .-loiils  that  Frink 
was  actually  nn  the  roek.  the  next  step  was  lo 
prepare  for  an  attack  ii|Hin  him.  It  was  de 
cidcd  that  a  band  of  men  should  go  up  to  the 


rlisuni,  lieadid  by   lleienirnr,  and   make  an  nl  I 
tempi  III  that  dlrectlnii       If  Frink  sliniuil  sl^n-. 
nf  Iri'pldalinn,  andiia\e  up,  all  wmilil  lie  well,  I 
but   if  lie  nhnHeil  Ibthl,   and  held  IiIh   iirnnml,  | 
then  lliey  need  not  iniike  lUiy  ii'^elesM  naerillee  nf 
life.     While  lleri'imar  ami  bin  nn  ii  were  thus  in 
III!  lip  In  Ihe  I  hie-Ill,  llarlli  iiiiil  Taneied  wmild  ; 
stale  the   rnek    at  lliat   pariiiiilai    place   ilnwii 
width  Ibiilli  had  unci'  led  I'aiiliin'.     This  wifj 
a  Ml  ret   known  only  to  hiniMJI.  ami  whieh  he  j 

dhl  not  care  to  reveal  to  any  one  e)ieept  Tun 

crod. 

TliP  lak  altntlril  lo  I)ereni;ar  wait  lU'Cepletl 
by  that  worthy  with  the  un  alesi  nlncrily.  His 
life  wii»  lo  lif'lhii  reward.  II  Fiiiik  was  i  apt 
ilfeil,  anil  Iiiicy  khvciI,  lln  ii  llereiiKiir  sliniilil 
be  set  free.  (Ill  the  prewiil  in  easlnn  his  bninlii 
Mere  removed,  iinl  he  win  allnwed  full  lilNrly 
nlaelinii.  .Xnythiii);  like  an  iilleinpl  at  lli|!ht 
wii',,  linwever,  prevciiled  by  Ihe  fiu-l  that  one  of 
his  bill'  wniimis  was  a'lll  paiiifiil..aml  prevenleil 
him  frnin  walking  willi  iiim  I'  raplilily.  and  alsn 
b;  the  liifnrnniliniicnnveyed  In  him  that  he  was 
watihid  by  bis  Inllnwers,  wlin  were  all  Tan 
ered's  men,  and  who  would  slinnl  him  ilnwn  at 
nm  e,  if  lie  lliaile  Ihe  s||^r||t,'Kt  mnlinll  In  est  ii|H', 
Frink  was  nn  his  mek,  all  iiinniisi  Inns  i.f 
thi'se  fnrmiilable  preparaliniiH  lie  had,  in  fat  I, 
iN't'ii  anlii'ipatint;  suine  eiijiiunt'iit  on  this  day, 
lie  hail  iiilemled  '■layiiii;  upon  the  rock,  and 
lint  (.'niiii;  mil,  a"  iisiiiil,  in  biiiil  nr  recnnnniti  r 
He  was  ilesirnii-  nf  drawini;  l.niy  into  at  nnvt  r 
sallnii,  wliii  II  iiiiuhl  be  imire  nr  less  ennlldeii 
lial,  and  mii'lil  lead  tlieiii  bnili  iiilo  more  inii 
male  terms.  He  had  alrtadi  Miitiired  iipnii 
such  cnnlldeini  s,  and  iinw  w  l-lied  her  In  rei  ip 
rncalc, 

lie  wan  stainlilii.'  in  ar  the  eiliie  nf  the  chasm, 

ja  favnrile  place  nf  his  when  he  W'a,s  alum', 
partly  iHtaiise  il  alTnrded  ennccalmeiil  from  all 
sides,  and  narllv  liccaiise  he  could   watch  Ihe 

;  o|i|io>ile  itidc.     This  was  a   plate  which  he  in 

I  variably    neeiipieil    when    In-    was   nnl    in    tlie 

;  tnwer  nr  away  hiiiiliii;.'.  and  here,  niilhis  mnrii 

I  iiii.'.  he  bail  taken  up  his  station, 

I      Sndtleiily  Frink  llnnighl  he  saw  noinc  object 

i  innviiii;    in    the   wntnls  nppnsile,     lie  iitarteil, 

<  and  sniiLdil  In  peiielrate  with  his  keen,  walch 
fill  (■lame,  inln  Ihe  ren  s-cs  nf  Ihe  tniesl.     Hut 

'  notliinumnrc  wa><  \isi|ile.  ami  he  iH'piii  In  think 
that  Ills  M'iise8  hinl  deceived  him,  or  else  thai 
sniiie  animal   niijihl  have  been  inoviii';  alnii^ — 
peihaps  a  ban — |m  rliaps  a  stray  enw— nr,  per   i 
hap",  even  a  wild  Imar,     lie,  Iheicfnre,  tried  In' 

1  disnii,s9  his  feilis,  and  linally,  for  a  ilistrnctioli ; 

:  to  bio  llinu(;lits,  ho  went  back  In  the  lower  tti 
I'eipicst  the  company  nf  Kitey, 

She  came  fnrlli  at  his  rctpicsi,  anil  as  he  still  ^ 

I  felt  uneasy  al  Ihe  suspieiun  nf  people  in  the' 
woods,  he  brniiiihl  I'nrlh  twn  rillcs,  with  the  ni|.  | 
iiiMie    aminuniiinii,    and    Innk    up   his    station  | 

I  Willi  these  near  the  chasm.  ; 

I      "You     miisn't    be    alarmed,"     saitl    hn    tol 

I  l.ney,  wilhaHmne,  "I  merely  briiii:  these  by! 

!  way  iif  preeaulinii,"  "  I 

I      ''lib,  I'm  nnl  al  ail  alarmed," 

I      "  And  1  should  feel  nblii;ed   if  ynii  wnuld  re  | 
main  with  me,    I  may  wish  some  help,  nr  may  ! 
wish  sninelhini;  from  the  tower,  and  may  nni 
be  able  to  leave  the  place," 

"  Do  ynii  think  that  anyone  isenmini;liere?  '  ] 

'  asketl  l.ucy,  wiili  an  i'a);er»es,s  which  she  trieil  i 

i  ill  vain  In  repress,  j 

;      Frink  Innkeil  at  her  with  a  filonmy  face.  i 

•  It  seems  In  me,"  said  he,  "  that  you  would  I 
not   feel  so  very  sorry  if  sm  h  were  In  be  the 
ca.se.     Fnr  my  jiart.  however,  I  will  not   allow 
myself  In  be  taken  apiin.  and  am  here  In  resist 
tin  the  lu-t,  ' 

I      "  I'm  -lire  I  dnnt  see  why,"  ,said  Lucy,  "  the 

I  brijrands  were  kind  ennuL'h.  ' 

i      "Kindl"  exclaimed  Frink,  "that's  liecause 

I  tliey  were  waitiiij;  for  the  ransom.     When  the 

i  lime  would  be  up,  lliev  wnuld  bale  killtd  us 
all." 

"  Hut  these  may  uot  be  brigands. ' 
'  Wlin  else  can  they  In-?  " 
"Why,    people  —  snldiers  —  hunters.      Vou 
surely  will  not  tire  until  you  llntl  out  who  lliey 
aie';  ■ 

"  Of  course  not,  '  said   Frink,  "but  I   know 
too  well  who  they  will  be  ' 

"  And  even  if  they  art  briirands,"  said  I.iicy, 
"  I  dnn't  see  wliat  ynii  alniie  can  do  against  .so 
iininy.  You  will  be  taken  at  la-t." 
Frink  Inoketl  al  her  snlininly. 
"  Never."  saitl  be.  "  Nevei  alive.  I  have 
made  up  my  miml  In  die  rather  than  fall  into 
their  hamls  apiin.  As  for  you."  he  adiled,  bit- 
terly, "you  talk  like  a  child.  Y'ou  will  not  look 
tliinir<  ill  the  face.  I'mlersland,  then,  that  the 
fate  lo  which  the  brii;auds  will  devote  you  is  too 


lerrlble  fnr  woriln  or  even  for  IIioIikIiI.  Nevi  r 
>ball  I  allow  inii  In  be  recapliiriil  In  spite  of 
yniirselt  1  will  save  jnii  fmin  it." 

"  \\  lial  do  ) nil  iniaii?"  asked  I.iiiy,  nhrluk 
iiiK  away  in  I'lrmr  frnm  the  plnnniy  mcunlUk' 
that  siufiiesled  itni  II  In  her  in  Frlnk's  Innk 

"I  mtan  Ibis  '  sujil  he.  "If  the  briKiimIs 
I  nine  they  nhall  iitveri  aptnreme.  and  they  shall 
never  capture  Mill.  I  IniM'  made  up  my  miml 
le^nwlnre  they  eaniinl  fnllnw.  I  will  no  to 
death,  and  I  will  save  vnii  also  from  the  hnrrnr 
of  their  liantls. " 

"llow?"  faltered  l.iiey,  with  a  iihiHlilerini( 
fear. 

•  t  win  nc'iiil  ymi  nn  before,"  crh'tl  Frluk, 


C'lIAPTKH  I.Xir, 

TIIK     l.\sT     II  K     VHINK, 

Foil  Riiine  time  ihfre  wius  silence.  Krink 
lurneil  away  and  slouil  |icerinL'  inln  the  woodH. 
l.ucy  slnnd  rli;id.  lonkiiii;  with  tlxed  gMv  at 
space.  Itetweeti  ilicsc  twn  and  theebasm  roekH 
arose  which  |>ievenli'il  tlniii  finni  beinn  seen 
by  any  wlm  mli.'hl  be  apprnaclilni;  frnm  Ihe 
other  side.     Am  nne  thus  ii|i|irniicliin^'  wmild 

thus  be  nliserM  ll  befnre  he.  Illlllself,  cnllld  Meo 
anytliilu.'.  and  where  tlcsptrale  men  were  on 
iruaril.  Iliealtatk  wan  necessarily  ilan),'erniiii  iii 
the  extreme.  This  wa-  well  kiinwn  lo  TtereiiL'ar, 
whn  had  himself  i  X|ii  rieiieed  it.  t*o  severe  hail 
been  the  lessnii  which  he  had  then  learned,  that 
be  wiinlil  nnl  have  tried  this  ai.'ain  had  (larth 
been  defendiiu:  Ihnrnck:  but  Frink  seemed 
a  far  less  fnrmidabli  em  my,  ami  Uereiii.'ar  was 
williiif;  In  try  il  acainsi  him.  Still  he  used  all 
the  eanlinn  of  which  be  was  capable.  He  and 
all  his  lianil  inoveil  cauliniisly  throuKh  Hie 
forest,  watchiiiK  every  step,  iintl  hopi  ;  to 
catch  the  solitary  j;arrisuii  iinaivaies.  Their 
-Icalthy  ndvanee,  their  nniscless  tread,  and 
Iheir  i|'e\Iernus  way  of  takiii;;  ntlvantaiie  nf  Ihe 
enver  nf  the  trees  woiilil  have  done  hnnnr  to  a 
band  of  ('no|KT's  Intliiins,  I)i'rem.'ar  wivsat  the 
head  snme  distance  in  ailvam  e.  The  nthers 
fnllnwi'il  al  irremilar  intervals.  All  were  vigi- 
lant and  on  the  alirl.  In  this  way  they  att 
vanceil. 

.Vt  leniilli  they  tame  close  enoiigU  to  the 
chasm  In  see  the  crest  nf  the  rock.  Hero  Ber- 
eiiL'ar  m.nle  a  halt  iind  cnmmamlid  lii.s  men  to 
keep  caiilinuslv  iii  hidiiii;,  while  he  reeon- 
nnitered.  He  tlieii  advanced  nearer  in  the  most 
sleallhy  manlier  pnosihle.  mnvini;  from  tree  to 
tree.  It  was  this  wldeli  had  attracted  Frlnk's 
nnliie  and  cxcileil  hi"  alarm;  for  lierenpar 
Imil  fnnnil  il  neces-aiy  In  cinss  a  more  open 
spate.  This  he  hail  Iriid  tn  dn  by  erawlinn 
Inw  to  the  jriniind,  bill  had  nnl  been  siillleienlly 
skillful  In  avnid  nbservatinn,  Frink,  however, 
had  lieeii  invisible,  ami  llcieiiifar  liopeii  that 
thus  far  be  hail  been  iiimbserved,  a  hope  whieli 
was  vain,  inasmuch  as  Frink  had  seen  the  move- 
ment ami  had  been  put  on  his  (ruaitl, 

llerenijar's  olijecl  in  tliiis  slealini;  sn  cautious- 
ly ahead  was  a  very  nalural  nne.  He  hoped 
that  Frink  woiilil  observe  Its,  vigilance  than  his 
prtileccssnr;  that  the  lailder  wnuld  be  allowed 
to  remain,  and  iniglil  even  be  enlarged  by  the 
adililinn  of  nllier  thing-.  The  eliaiiees,  of 
course,  were  against  this;  fnr  nne  whn  took  Ihe 
trouble  to  liy  here  would  not  be  likelv  In  leave 
any  approaches  open  behind  him.  I^lill,  there 
was  a  elia,ice,  and  it  wa-  this  chance  Hint  Itercn- 
gar  hoped  to  tind.  Now,  it  was  nnt  pnssible  lo  .see 
the  ladder  willmul  enming  up  pretty  close  to 
the  chasm,  a  thing  which  could  not  be  done 
without  exiKisiiig  one's  self.  Jicrengar's  whole 
hoiH'  now  was  that  he  was  not  watched.  If  the 
ladder  were  there,  il  was  his  intention  to  steal 
across,  and,  taking  up  bis  slaiion  nn  ihe  opposite 
sule,  shout  fnr  his  fnllnwers.  If  the  ladder  were 
nnt  there,  he  would  have  to  llnil  snnio  other 
means  of  cros-ing.  Now,  IKrengar  bad  not  vet 
approached  ipiile  near  enniigli,  and  he  fouiiil  it 
net  I --aiy  In  get  still  nearer,  if  he  would  sec  Ihe 
ladder,  "This,  however,  he  hesilaleil  about  do- 
ing, from  the  memmy  nf  bis  past  siilTerings  in 
the  idacc.  Such  was  the  iinsitinn  of  both  par- 
tie,:,  as  Frink  lalketl  with  l.ucy  in  his  hiding- 
place. 

And  now  a  slight  rustle  in  the  bushes  opposite 
roused  him.  He  lonkid  u|i.  He  saw  a  liuman 
face.  This  face  was  lurmd  toward  him.  For 
a  moment  it  seemeil  to  Frink  that  those  eyes 
had  seen  hini.  The  next  moment,  however, 
they  wamleretl  past.  This  man  was  scitnning 
eagerly  the  edge  nf  the  roek. 

M  length  the  man  venlureil  forth,  and  looked 
cautiously  about.     Uis  whole   face  and   fonn 


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wen  ('l(«rly  vUllilc  Krink  ri'ioKiil/itl  lilin  nt 
onet.  Ill'  r<Mii)(iilM'il  liliii  hi  miu  nf  IiLh  wiii''<t 
rnnnilio  ilio  vnry  lirlKiiiid  H<'ri'ii)(iir,  liy  wIikiii 
ho  liail  Ih'c'Ii  tlral  ici'l/.i'il,  iiuil  rriiiii  wliiiiii  In'  liiid 

liMt   I iillv   i'n<'ii|hmI.     'riiii   Hiia   IIk'    iniin  In 

wliDiii  III'  hnil  Ih'i'ii  iM-lruMil  liy  Tliitln  mid 
Driiry.  Thli  witi  ilu'  nuiii  v\lii>  im  iImiiIiI  liml 
Imtii  luiiil  to  ki'i'p  lilui,  iiiid  wliu  iit'Vir  wuiilil 
lit  liiiii  1^). 

Ill-  iiiiw  «iiw  till'  iMt  li(i|)o  of  I'iriiiM*  illi'  iiwiiy 
illlrrly  If  liiriiiKitr  wpii'  lu'ii',  liU  wlinli'  liiiiii'l 
iiiiikI  lir  nnir.  ni'ii'iiKiir  liiid  Ihi'ii  fnllnMlnu 
him  mill  M'urc'liltiK  Inr  lilin  rvir  >ln('e.  Ili'  liiid 
fniiiiil  liiiii  lit  litKt.  He  wiw  Ihti'.  Tlii'm  Iip 
•liNiil,  fuic  Id  fiicc. 

Il<>|i('  diril  lint  III  Frliik'x  lii'Hrt .  lint  In  Us 
pliM'i'  lliirr  ariPM'tlii'  linlli'M  fiii\  and  llii"  llrrri'iil 
ui'niri!  fill'  vi'iiKi'iiiiii'.  ills  rilli' »iMit  ii|i  In  iiii 
Innlant,  und  llnri'njfiir  wii«  tovciid  hy  It.  'I'lii' 
noUr,  wliu'li  Krink  iiiinli'  In  rnrkini;  It,  iilitrinid 
tlip  lirlcmii^  III' Inoki'il  III),  ill' raiiiilil  sl^dil 
of  KrInk'H  fiiri-,  im  lilsi'VcsKland  ii|>i>ii  lilnifi'nin 
a  iri'vli'i'  in  tlii'  riirk«.  ilr  sinv  aUn  llir  nin/./li' 
nf  till'  rilli'  whirli  wiiH  k'vt'lcd  axainHt  liiin.     Ill' 

KIlW  till'  <V||I>||'  lllillK. 

Hy  an  involiintary  start  I113  it|iriiiiK  l)arkn'anl, 
«s  ifiiinKli  In  cn<'M|>i'. 

Too  lalf! 

.\s  III!  did  so.  till'  ri'|iort  nf  till'  rillr  mil'.; 
tliroii|(|i  thr  air,  II  wild  yrll  snundi'd  out.  and 
llvrcnKur  giivc  it  li'up  upward,  and  fell  down 
dnidl 

Tlio  next  Innlnnt  nil  wim  confiiilon.  FIgnroi 
tlilird  to  and  fro  In  the  woods.  Two  men 
nisjii'd  forward  to  il.'ri'iiir;ir's  |ii'l|i.  Krink 
nilsi'd  Ills  ollii'r  rilli' mill  Ini4  aim,  lull  did  not 
llrr,  lie  tlioiiulit  it  U'si  III  ii'Mrve  it  iiniil  a 
time  nf  iicliial  allai  k.  i'lii'  Hvo  men  sii/id  tlie 
biMly  of  ilerenpir,  and  drew  It  liai  k  into  ilir 
woods. 

Krink  proiceilid  to  loud  Ills  riHe. 

All  llils  had  l/i'rii  tlie  work  of  a  few  iiiniiii'iits. 
Lney  had  lieeii  n  liorror  sirlcki  n  s|«'iiutiir.  So 
itwfiil  WHS  till'  nl^lit  of  dialli.  Unit  vlie  sat  abnosi 
•enwlexr'.  It  sei'ini'd  to  her  is  l]ioiii;)i  it<'reiik!ar 
vriu  one  of  lier  deliverei-s.  and  Krink  w.i-  lier 
captor  mill  Jailer:  and  as  tlioii;;li  lier  ilelivriir 
had  lieeii  shot  down  while  coining'  10  smm'  liir. 
This  ili.'rce,  furious,  irloomy  Krink  hud  Inr  a 
liopeli'iu  captive  on  this  lonily  rock,  to  do  iik  tic 
nilLdil  elioiwc.     The  thoiii;lit  wii.s  aic^ulsli. 

In  II  nuddin  panic  she  stiirled  to  her  feet.  She 
had  n  wild  idea  of  tliu'lil 

Krink  started  up  also,  and,  sei/.ini;  her  hy  the 
arm,  drew  her  eliisir  in  under  tlie  shelter  of  Ihe 
riM'ks  ri'i;ftrdini.'lierwitliafMceof  apalliniimean- 
iiu:. 

■  Do  yon  reinemlier  what  I  told  yon*"  lie 
cried. 

(>uey  said  not  a  word.  Terror  hail  deprived 
her  of  ullerame,  Krink  had  now  no  more  pity 
lor  her  than  a  madman. 

"  llo  you  lemeinlH  rV  '  he  rr|«'ated. 

i.Ucy  iruspcd  out  some  iiicuhereiit  words. 

"  Tile  bripiiiilii  are  Ihcrc,  liiil  lliey  shall  never 
capture  me.  I  euiinol  i>cape,  hiil  I  can  die! 
Do  you  hear'.'" 

"  Ves;  oh,  yes!" 

"  And  if  1  die,  yon  shall  not  escajie.  Vou 
uliall  not  L'O  to  triiimpli  over  me.  I  Inue  lost 
my  soul  for  your  sake.  Kur  you  I  have  l.s'ionii.' 
a  traitor  and  a  murderer.  If  I  die,  I  will  nut 
die  alone.  Vou  iniisi  die.  loo,  v.nil  j;o  with  me 
into  the  other  world  I  ' 

"Oh,  spare  me!  Oh.  have  mercy— have 
mercv!  '  moaned  Lucy,  shrinking  liack  m  an 
an^'Uish  of  tenor. 

"  -Mere.v!  There's  noi|Uesiion  about  mercy!" 
wild  Krink,  "  1  love  you;  and,  since  you  haven't 
been  mine  in  life,  you  shall  be  mine  in  death." 

■■  Oil,  have  mercy!  " 

"Xo;  we  must  die.  Soon  they  will  be  upon 
us,  I  must  kill  yon  n/nv,  and  Iheii  I  will  kill 
myself.  The  death  of  Ihe  chief  will  ''iilymake 
them  more  merciless.     Come,  prepare!" 

•■  Oh.  jrivc  me  time.  Oh,  don  t  betoo  liaslv," 
cried  Lucy,  "  Perhaps  they  w  ill  go  .iwiiy.  U'e 
miiy  ^el  esc.ipc." 

Fiink  shook  his  heati, 

"There's  iiir  hope,  "  said  he.  "They  know 
We're  here.  They'll  walch  till  we  are  starved  mil, 
or  else  they'll  make  an  allaek  to-night — come 
over  in  the  dark  and  '_'el  us  alive.  " 

.\t  thi*,  Lucy  fell  on  Inr  knees  and  buried 
her  face  in  Inr  hands,  i'here  wus  no  hope. 
Despair  was  in  her  heart. 

"  Rise!"  cried  Krink. 

She  did  not  move. 

"Very  well,"  he  murinuied.  "  lielter  s,,. 
Say  your  prayers." 

Willi  these  words,  he  raised  his  rille  and 
pointed  it  ut  her.    Suddenly  the  sharp  report  of 


'11  rIHe  •niiiided  iM'hind  him.  with  loud  slioiits 
and  the  rush  of  fMolsleps      lie  started  involiin 

'  liirily  and  liirncd. 

Kor  a  niinnic  he  stood  im  If  Inrind  lo  stnne 
'i'wo  men  were  boiiniiini,r  toward  him  with 
loud  cries  and  menacliii'  shouls.      Two   men' 
Who  wi  re  these  two  tiieir,' 

I'lie  forms  of  I  hose  n  liom  he  knew  In  Ih' lyiuK 
dead  fm  away,  Ivinu'  drowned  at  the  tHiltom  of 
thai  deep  iiit'in  Leoiif'irte.  done  to  death  by  his 
own  hands;  men  wlio  hud  Inch  his  friends, 
wliiiin  he  liJid  belraved,  whose  meinory  was  an 
guishtin  Ihoiightof  whom  wastormcnt.  Wlial, 
ihen.  ninsi  the  sighi  of  them  hnw  bi'in.  comiii); 
thus  suddenly,  comintf  witiioul  warniiiH,  cone 
ing  iliiis  with  loud  shouts  and  menacing  gist- 
iiresT  It  uasas  Ihoiigh  they  had  risen  out  of  the 
ground,  or  darled  into  visible  form  out  of  space. 
llorMr  indescrlbabie  1  ami'   ii|h>ii    him    and 

o\erwlii  lined  lilin.      Kor  a  inoiin  nl  he  s| las 

if  turned  to  sIoih'.     'I'lien.  wilh  a  yell  of  mortal 

I  fear,  he  darled  back  and  Isiuiidcd  wildly  iiway. 
ills  rille  fell  from  his  hands  i|e  leaped  from 
101  k  lo  rock,  not  hsiking  »  here  he  went,  urged 
by  II  niaddening  impulse  to  liy  On  he  went, 
and  on,  in  a  straighk  course,  for  some  twenty 
or  thirty  paces. 

Then' he  sprung  forwinl,  .\  wild  cry  rose  In 
the  air,  and  the  ne\t  instant  Krink  ilisap|H'areil 
down  inio  the  iiw  fiil  1  liasm. 


(  IIAITKU  I.XIII, 

\    o  K  N  Kit  V  I.    tin  K  .\  K    t'  r, 

.\»  the  report  of  the  rille  rang  Ihroiigli  Ihe 
air,  followeil  by  the  shriek  from  Krink,  Ihe 
woods  on  the  op|M)siie  side  of  the  cabin  seemed 
suddenly  to  lieconie  alive  with  linnian  beings. 
They  poured  fnrlli.  all  armed,  looking  eagi'rly 
aboiil,  and  peeriUL'  down  into  the  abyss  iiiio 
which  Krink  had  fallen.  The  defender  of  the 
rock  had  Is'i'ii  taken  in  Ihe  rear,  so  llial  now 
there  was  no  loiiLrer  any  iieeil  for  cauiion  or 
silence,  fntil  now  nolle  of  iliein  Innl  known, 
thoin.'h  some  liad  sus|«'i'ied.  that  there  was  any 
si'cret  path  lo  the  top  of  Ihi'  rock,  but  the  pre* 
enicof  ilarlh  and  'raiicred  now  made  known 
most  phiinly  the  fact  of  its  existence.  Oartli 
now  Hung  a  ladder  across,  and  soon  the  whole 
band  had  crossed  over. 

.Meanwhile  'I'anered  had  busied  himself  wilh 
Lucy,  Oil  seeing  the  lliglit  of  Krink  he  hail 
Hung  his  arms  around  liie  prostrate  girl,  with  a 
thousand  I'M'lamal  ions  of  eiide;iriiii'nl,  but  found 
that  siie  was  deaf  for  tlie  pioeni  loaM  words  nf 
love.  Slie  was  seii»ele~s.  Much  alarmed,  ami 
full  of  dire  aiiprehensioiis,  'rjincnd  tried  ii> 
rouse  her.  liiiiiblng  'ind  ehaling  her  hands  ;ii 
length  were  elllcncious  low  urd  resloriiiL  lier,  and 
she  iM'gan  lo  come  back  lo  herself.  ,\l;  leni.'i|i 
she  drew  a  long  breath,  and  looked  up.  The 
llrsi  liui'.:iii  face  that  she  saw  w.'is  ih;il  of  'i';in- 
cred.  The  last  hiiinan  faie  had  been  thai  of 
Krink.  She  had  closed  her  eves  on  Ihue,  and 
now  ojiened  them  on  Love.  Horror  had  witli- 
drawii  and  given  way  I'l  liap|iiiiess.  Hut  so 
utterly  niie.vpected  wasihis  ap|«'ar.'inceof  Tan- 
cred  that  for  smni  liine  Lucy  wa-  unalile  to 
understand  it.  She  lioiiglil  il  w.'^s  a  portimi  of 
the  seiiseli'ssiie-s  inti  w  liicli  slii'  had  fallen.  She 
fancied  thai  she  had  nol  yet  allo'.reiher  emerged 
from  il,  but  would  y  'I  have  a  rnde  awakenmg 
lo  acliml  fad.  Sin  lay,  Iheiebire,  gating  up 
into  Taiicred's  face,  with  a  faint  smile  on  her 
lips,  not  dariiiL'.  he  vever,  lo  iiller  a  word,  lor 
fear  of  breaking  the  s|«ll 

It  was  Tancred  w  ho  lirst  spoke. 

"  Lucy,  darling!" 

"Tancred!"  she  murmnred, 

"  Have  you  recovered,  di'arcst?" 

'•  I  ilon't  know,  '  said  Lucy,  who  hardly  fell 
certain  lliat  she  wa-  ipiile  awake. 

"  Do  you  know  iii".  dearest?  ' 

"  Tancred,"  was  the  reply  in  a  lender  voice. 

"  Do  you  feel  stronger;  " 

Lney  drew  a  long  brealli  and  sat  up. 

"  .\m  I  really  alive  and  awake,  or  is  it  all  a 
dream'/ '  she  mnrmured. 

She  looked  all  aroniul,  Irving  to  recollect 
what  had  hap|)ened,  Sliesaw  the  breastwork  of 
rocks  under  which  Krink  had  |iulled  her  but 
a  short  time  before.  She  sa\\-  the  area  on  the 
lop  of  the  rocks.  Sliesaw  the  tlis|:iiit  hori/.on 
wilh  its  border  of  nigged  hills.  She  .saw  the 
overhanging  skv.  She  saw  the  old  tower.  .Ml 
these  things  had  their  own  siiggestionslo  make, 
.ind  one  by  one  Lucy's  recollections  came  back 
again  lo  her  mind.  She  ihoiight  of  Krink's 
last  threat.  Again,  she  s;iw  him  seize  hi- 
gun    and    take   aim.      She    heard    his   awful 


word"      Hlie  felt  tlip  gun  |m|ollnK  nt  her  lieiiJ. 

Then  the  re|Miit  rung  out. 

In  fad,  when  lliitt  reixirt  huii  annnded,  »hn 
ihoiighi  it  WIW  Krink's  rille  ttieil  iit  lier  She 
Innl  liislHiilly  liecome  Hcnseh  ss  Thin  result  wim 
partly  due  lo  hur  f'lligne  and  weakness,  coiisi: 
ipieni  ii|H>n  siicli  intense  c.\eitenienl  and  emo- 
tion, mid  partly  also  to  the  |Miwer  of  iiiiuKlua- 
thin.  She  iH'llevcd  that  lliu  rifle  wan  tlreti  at 
her  and  she  fell 

There  is  u  well  authenliciitcil  ttory  of  a  stii 
dent  in  a  (lernnin  university  n|Hin  whomatrh  k 
was  I  laved  liv  his  fellow  siinleiilH.  This  trick 
Involved  a  Irfal  for  some  iilTeiiM'  for  w  liii  li  the 
accused  was  condemned  lo  death.  Ills  lieiul 
was  placed  on  ilie  block,  the  Judge  K'^^e  the 
wiiril,  the  excculioinr  rulsed  his  ax,  and  a  <'"''' 
ir,l  ,-li,lh  wasdropiH'd  on  hlsneek.  Nevertheless 
the  student  fell  dead  Just  ax  If  Ihe  ax  Inul 
fallen. 

Si  here  l,ncy  had  fallen  senseless,  and  the 
oiilv  wonder  was  that  she  had  not  full had. 

F'or  a  long  lime  she  1  oiild  nnt  nndi  rsland  her 
|Hisition  or  Is'licve  in  hi  rgoml  fortune;  but  Tan 
cred  found  means  lo  coiiviin  e  Inr  thai  slie  was 
not  dreuining.  but  was  really  and  truly  aw ukv, 
mill  lo  explain  how  it  wim  that  lio  hud  come 
here. 

Meanwhile,  (iurtli  hud  pushed  the  laddi  r 
across,  and  the  iiieii  tuid  etnne  over.  Now, 
among  ilio-e  who  thus  came  over  was  a  mat' 
who  wished  particularlv  to  sec  him.  'i'liis  inmi 
had  In'cii  -ciii  by  Mrs  lli  nslowe  with  the  letter 
II.  (iiiiih,  which  has  already  Ih'cii  meiitioiii-d, 
and  al-o  a  leller  for  'i'aiii  reil.  This  man  had 
come  up  with  sinue  of  the  foMowers  of  lleteiigar, 
who  informed  lilin  that  Ourlli  and  'i'anered 
would  Ik illi  be  here  in  this  phn'c,  and  here  he 
hud  accordingly  come.  liarMi  tiKik  the  lellcrand 
reiiil  il  through. 

'i'he  |h'i'usal  prodiii'i'd  ii)Min  him  the  most  e\ 
traordinary  elTed.  ile  read,  frowned,  st;ircd, 
read  agahi,  and  llnully  sal  thinking  for  u  long 
tinie,  with  his  I'vc"  llxcd  on  vucaney.  At  liisl  lie 
arose,  and  walked  Iommii'iI  'i'anered.  Ity  tiiis 
lime  Lucy  had  come  to  the  full  use  of  lier 
*enses,  and  she  and  'i'mnred  were  silting  ga/ing 
into  each  other's  eyes  with  a  rapturous  expres- 
sion. Ilarlh  bowed  low  lo  Ihi  lady,  and  cou- 
graliilaled  heron  hersafelv,  tiur  made  no  iirit- 
teiise  to  receive  her  111  any  oilier  way,  allhoiigh,  If 
Mr-,  lleiislowes  charge  had  lieeii  true,  he  was 
iKiuiid  then  andlheri' to  iieeive  her  a-  notliing 
el-e  thin  his  own  dainjhler.  IJarth,  however, 
did  not  dream  for  one  luoineiit  of  receiving  Iter 
in  iinv  siicli  capacity. 

"  IW  the  wav,  "  -aiil  he  to  Tancred,  "  a  man 
has  ju'-i  broiigiit  this  for  yon," 

He  handed  the  Idler  over  lo  Taiicri'd. 

"  I've  just  receive  a  Idler  myself,'  continued 
(birth,  "by  the  same  hand.  It's  very  im|Hir 
taut ;   I  must  go  at  once  to  l^iiglanil  " 

•  I'.ii'.'land!" 

"  Ves;  and  at  onee.'" 

"  I'ooli,  man!     Wait,  and  come   along  with 

us." 

"  I  can't.  Tliere's  nolhlnir  lo  keep  hie  here. 
I  miaii  lo  give  np  the  Sicilian  lii'pnblU'  for  gooil, 
llereiigiir's  fate  has  settled  that  ipiestion  m  my 
mind,  liut  my  business  1,  so  im|iortant  that  1 
iinut  be  irone  without  a  moment's  delay." 

"Oh.  vM'll.  Ihen.  my  deal  feUow,  if  you  take 
tli.it  line,  I've  got  noihing  lo  sny." 

"  Will  you  liave  the  kiiidneK.s  to  make  my 
lieus  to  your  uiollnr,  and  will  you  also  say  lo 
iiir   si-ier  thai    I   had  lo  depart  very  hurried 

without  saying  miod  bv,  but  lioite  to  seu  lier 
-  soon  as  she  arrives  in  f'jighind';' 

"  Certainly,  my  ile;ir  fellow;  but.  why  not 
slop  in  and  see  them  on  vour  way?"' 

"Caul  do  it,  man,  said  I  birth:  "must  go  like 
a  .sliol ,   not  a  moment  lo  spare ;   and  now  goo<l- 

'"' ' 
lie  shook  hands  with  'I'micred  and  was  olT. 

'ihe  litter  whi'li  Tancred  received  was  writ 
ten  bv  his  mother,  an. I  inforined  him  that  t>hc 
and  I'aiiline  hail  decided  to  go  lo  I'alerino,  and 
that  they  wcmld  put  up  at  the  ilolel  'i'rinaerin. 
Slie  urged  liini  if  he  found  Liny  lo  bring  hei; 
lliere  us  soon  as  possible. 

This  news  was,  on  the  whole,  rather  agn'ca 
ble  to  Tancred  tliiin  olherwise.  'I'o  go  to  Fa- 
leinio  was  just  wliiil  he  wanted;  whereas,  if  ids 
ni"llier  and  sUier  h.-id  idieiitied  al  Castronovn, 
he  would  have  had  to  make  :i  long  detour 
i'liere  was,  not  far  from  here,  however,  a  path 
which  led  from  Kilagiilo  Vicari,  ut  which  latter 
lilaic  they  would  find  a  carriage  rouil  and  ob- 
lain  a  post  chaise  lo  enrry  them  the  remainder 
f  the  way 

Korlunalely,  the  mule  had  beei;  taken  care  of 
and   now  proved  to  be  in  excellent  condition. 


OLD  OAUTH. 


All   lltlill 


61 


lliilpthry  wrri  m.ikiiiiT  |in'|iiiralliin>  fntilia 
<  rnif  left  aiMiii' illri'itiMiii  fur  ihi' ilUiKiMil  nf  tlii' I  rrliirn  Al  ni>l  I'miliii)'  liiiliiliriil  In  a  liihlr 
ri'iiiiiliiHcir  Ki'tiik.     Ibri'iiifiii  <h'li'iiiN '■iitv  III  ilii'    Iiii|h' ilml  (lurili  iiiiiilii   I"'  iiri   luinnl   tin'  '•iiiiin 


so  like 
I'lxxl- 


Liicjr  r<'ll«lri)nK  riiiiiiiili  fur  llii'  |ciiirii*V.  T*l 
I  tmiix  fur  ilir  ilUiKiMil  ii( 
Ibri'ii^fiii  "li'lipiil-  "iiw  111 
ill>|ii«iil  lit  IiIm  nniiiliii.  Tiiiii  ri'il  iidw  mI  furdi  i  mim  I.  Iiiil  nii  riiilinikiiiK  »lii'  Hitx  ill»a|>|uilnli'(l, 
Willi  Iiiiiy— 11  fur  illlTrriiil  iiiiii|>iiiili>n  frmii  lln'  [  fur  -In'  'iiw  im  -lull'"  "f  liliii  wIikIpvit;  fcir  III 
■  lilt'  vtllli  wliniil  «lii'  Imil  Im'i'Ii  nf  liiN'.  iiikI  mi  !  fail  llnrili  liuil  liiniiiil  nlT  iil  <>iin'  Ir.  I'nicriiio, 
lii'r  liixt  pvi'iilfiil  {i>iirtic\  ll  nil"  mil  iiinn  llimi  j  mul  lnwl  iirrivi  i|  jii>l  in  Mini  in  ralrli  lliii  Ktiiitii 
UN    iiilli'x  III  Vli  iiii.  anil  llirv  rrai  lull  I  In  jilari'    ■  r.     Jli'  liaillliii>  Icfl  I'liliriiii)  imirv  llniii  n  wiik 


iHifiirn  I'vriiiiiK.     Ili'ii'  llii'V  iml  up  at  llir  inilrl. 
Tim  ni'kt  lU)'  liny  niii  ImiI  I'ali  nun. 

lliTii  'I'ttiii  nil  [{avi'  III  .Mr«.  Iliii«lii»i'  ami 
111  I'aiillni'  (larili  <  iiiri»iii;('.  I'linllin'  Inunl  it 
Willi  fii'llniit  iif  Jiiv  anil  iiili'ii>r  nllif.  Tlii- 
nii'iiKHVi'  friini  lili  ll|W  wi^s  a  ili'ilaralinii  <if  lilo 
inrfi'il  liiiniirni  I'  nf  llir  rliarui'>  lajil  atfalii-l 
iiiiii  liy  llir  iiinllnr.  S|n'  winilil  me  liliii  In 
Knulaiiil      'I'liat  »iin  eniiiii(li 

Mi«.  lliimliiwi' liiiil  niiw  liirxpluln  lo  Tiincnil 
ilii'  Irui' 1  •Mi'.r  of  iJiirili  ^  ilr|>ailiiii'.  Ai  llr»t 
Taniri'il  ....•il  tii|>iM)li  jkmiIi  In  r  i  Iiiii){i«.  Ihii  iiflir 
liirllnr  iIIhiiiwiimi  Willi  Iht  In;  Ihi;!!!!  in  firl 
vnry  xrrlnili  aliinit  llnin.  llr  rinilil  nut  ilniy 
Unit  llai'tli  iniinl  lii<  ''.arl  nf  l.aniUilnwin'.  Tin' 
iiriilliM'lliinn  nf  lili  iiiiillirr.  lii^ri'ilnr  »llli 
iillii'r  Inriili'iilH  nlihin  liK  nvtn  knn'' ' 'il<:i',  all 
1  nuililiii'il  til  inaki'  liiiii  fi'i'l  rnnvinri'il  Unit  llii< 
inii<t  In'  Ml.  Mm  u-  111  '111'  iillnr  >ialriiii'nl  il 
mi'*  illfTiri'iil.  Ill' wan  ari|uainli  ll  wiili  l.aily 
l.aniUilnwiii'.  ainlrnulil  nnl  liriii^  liiinv  U  In  In 
lirvi-  that  >lii'  I'lnilil  Ih'  IIh'  uifi'  nf  Inirlli  Ilii 
I'linvii'liiiii  alinill  'hi'-  ariisi'  frniii  his  knnnli'iL'i' 
of  liiT  I'haracliT  anil  alvi  |iaril\  fiiuii  llni)iii'i 
tiiiUH  wliirlitiarlh  mviiuI  liini-aikiil  iiIhiiii  Ikt. 
'rin-i'  i|iii'iiUi>nH  will'  |iiil  very  iiinmrnllv  ami 
Willi  all  till'  apiii'nraiiK'iif  iniinil  iimliiirliiKity. 
Ill  all  nrilinary  iiian  hih-Ii  i|iirsli<in'*  wmilil  havi' 
inruni  inillilnL'  Imii  in  ilarlli  liny  inrani  llinl  In' 
km  u  nolliinc  iiluiiil    ln'i   in<r  naiilnl  In  kimw. 


iM'fiiri'  tlif  liHlii'i. 

Tiiin  rriltiHik  lii«  imrly  liy  wnltr  In  tlii  P.  niiil 
o     (.'oiii)iany'it  «lriiiinT       Tin*   vnytijiv  wua  a 

Iili'iiMiiiil  niic.  anil  all  Innkcil  tnrwaril  with  eu^i'i' 
Mi|i<'  III II  nliirii  tnllii'ir  iiallvi'  Ininl,  wlilrli  now 
wii>  ilniilily  ili'iir  111  Ihi'Mi  iin  iii  tiiiiiit  nf  llii'ir 
lillti  r  i'«|H'rii'liri' nf  fnri'ii!!)  laiiilx.  Ilm  nf  all, 
mill)'  liniki'il  fiirwaril  to  u  return  willi  burli 
lirlKliI  liii|K'  ui  I'uiilini'. 


<  IIAITKII   I.XIV. 

'  TIIK  KAMI.  OK  I.ANnolMIWNI. 

lUiiTii  arrivi'il  In  KiielamI  ullliniil  miv  ilr- 

lav,  anil  al  mm'  wl  mil  Inr  l.anil>i|nwnr  llall. 

'  \i\n  |iiiriMi«4'  Ih  iiiakiiiu'  tliii  \i^il  vvu^  nni-  wliirti 

I  III'  liml  rnniniiiiiiiaii'il  In  nn  nm  .     Mi-i.  lliii'- 

Inwi' thniii:lil  iliul  ilil<  na>  a  •llir  |iriinf  nf  liU 

I  uullt,  mill  a'^-rii'tl  llnit  if  In*  wai  iiuinri-iil   In- 

wiiiilil  rrrlaiiily  liavi'  -laiil  as  niiirli  in  'r>inri'i-il. 

I  anil  llnii   In'  wmilil  liavi    iniiliilnl  In   liini  llii' 

i  fiicisnf  llii'  r:w.     Tuinri'il  srniiliil  lii«  ninllirr  s 

inslliiialiiins,  iiinl  asst-rlnl  lliai  -lir  kni'W  iinlli- 

iiiK  iiIkiiiI  liiirtli. 

(iiirlli.  imaiiwliili',  kcp'  liis  iiwn  i minsil  anil 
fnlliiwni  mil  lii-  nnn  plan-.  Tin  llr>i  nf  ihcM 
ptani  wuM  In  rrarli  t.am|silii\\nr  Hall  as  simiii  as 
Hisi.ilili'  anil  lirin;;  lna1ll-l^  In  ii  i  risis.     Armnl 


Kiir  (iurtli  was  iillirly  L'nilili'ssaml  sinirir,  anil  I  iimly.  Ill'  liiirrii-il  llnii'  wltliiml  ililay,  auil  mi 
Hiu  Incapalilr  nf  any  klinl  nf  ilrrrii  iir  illssiniii.  |  rcHrliiiu'  tin'  llall  lie  atiiiire  m'IiI  In  Hreipii'Ml  In 
lalioii,  even  if  il  ainniintiil  liiiiniliin^'niiinllnin  sti'  l.aily  l.amlsilnnne 
fi'i;;iii'il  iKii'iranci'  aliniil  smni'llillii;  will  known 


til  liiiii. 

Hut  ill  llii'  iiiIiIhI  nf  all  lliis  l.iii'v  inaili'  a  ri'Ve. 
lulioii  i)f  aunllnr  mciiI,  wliiili  was  mmf'  aslmi 
isliin;;  to  tlii'iu  lliuii  aiiylliin;;  ilsr.  Sin'  hail 
ki'pl  silent  fur  sniiii'  liini',  ami  Innl  nniile  up  Inr 
iiiinil  111  say  nnlhiii;;  alunil  il  iinlil  s|n'  siniiilil 
si'i!  Tanrrril.  Nnw.  Ihrrrfnn-.  Ihr  liinv  hail 
rnini'.  ami  nin'  InM  all  alimil  Ihr  ili'alh  Ih'iI 
ili'i'luralimi  nf  lirr  nlil  niiisi'.  Tin'  ilitiovrry 
that  Lucy  wai  mi  loiiiri'r  l.uily  l.iny  l.iiiid'* 
ilottiii'.  ll"  iress  nf  Ihi' Mi-i  I.amlsilnnin' I'slaleii. 
iiroiliu'i'il  a  wniiilrrful  i-ITrrI  nn  all  nf  lliriii. 
l'|mii  Tainiiil  Ihi'  ilTrci  wa-  niir  nf  iininixiil 
pli'asiiri'.  .Mllmn^li  ilii'ilisparily  ln'twii'ii  llnni 
Innl  lici'ii  icinnvi'il  liy  his  nwii  wrallli.  siill  hr 
rmilil  mil  Inlplii  in^'  swaviil  liy  hisnlcl  feilin^rs; 
ami  In  make  inr  his  wifi-  imw,  wlirii  -In'  was 
mily  Ihr  liiiinhli'.  pinnili'ss  ^'irl,  siriinil  sweclir 
In  hun  Ihaii  wi'ililiin;  a  i;ri'at  lii'iri'ss. 

I'aiiliiir.  al-o,  was  ilrlinhleil.  I'arl  of  hiT 
inntliers  clninri'  was  llial  (larlh  was  tlir  hiis- 
hand  nf  l.aily  l.amlsilmviii'.  ami  aKn  llin  falhir 
nf  l.iiiy.  Til  Inr  I  hi'  llr-l  Innl  Imi  ii  linrrihli'. 
.iml  Ihi'  Kcrnml  prrpuslrrmis.  lIiil  nnw  lliis 
ri'Vrlalinii  nf  l.iiiy  shnwnl  that  shr  was  nn  rr 
latimi  whali'vrr  In  (larlh.  anil  I'aiilim'  rmilil  iini 
lirlp  lu'lirvinit  Ihal.  a.s  Ihr  lalirr  Innl  Ihtii  so 
eii.sily  ilisnrovi'il.  sn  wnukl  llii'  fnrnirr  lir. 

I,i'ny'«  infnriii.-ilinii  pimlmi'il  ii|inn  Mrs,  lli'ii-- 
lowc's'nnml  a  ililTi-iriil  rITi'rl,  ami  Iril  In  an  i'\. 
prc'ssinii  nf  iipinimi  whirh  was  chaiarti'risiir. 

"  Wi'll,"  saiil  sh,  in  Taniiiil,  •'Ihal'll  Ix- all 
till'  In  Iter  fur  ynll.  \nll   kllnw." 

"Oil.  yi's,"saiil  Taiirriil.  "  1  lliiiik  ils  hritir 
— don  t  call'  alKiiit  having  such  a  swell  for  a 
wife.  " 

"  Oh.  hill  I  ilnii'i  mean  tlial." 

"  Whal  ilii  ynii  iman'^" 

"  Why,  I  mean  llial  ynu'll  lii"  the  iiPXt  lieirof 
l.aiidsdowni'.     (larili  has  nn  Iniis." 

"Oh,  Ikillier  thai  '  sai.l  Tamriil.  "  1  don't 
care;   I've  srot  ii^  iniicli  as  1  waul." 

"  Hut  there  isii'l  any  reasmi  why  ynilsUouliln'l 
m't  llie  eaildoni.  Tiien  liarlli  has  a  wife.  Iml 
wnn'l  live  with  her.  It's  .i  pilv  alimil  I'liuliiie; 
hut  1  hnpp  she'll  jretnveril  inliini'.  (iarllnan  t 
inurrv  her;  ami  sime  she  ean'l  IhmnhiU'  Lmly 
l.aniis)k>wne,  why,  1  slmnlil  like  tnsei'  ymi  Lmil 
Laiidndowne.  And  [,mil  I.amlsilnvrneynu  must 
Im',  snnnr'r  nr  laler,  fnr  tiarth  nf  emiisewill 
never  liiive  any  heirs.  " 

"<)li,  you  d'im't  know  alimit  thai, '  said  Tan- 
ercd. 

There  was  now  im  roasnii  why  lliey  shiiulil 
yiny  any  Immer  in  Sicily,  and  liny  lii'uaii  llnir 
preparaliims  fnr  t'oini;  li,iek  In  Kie.'laii.l.  They 
merely  wailed  Iniii;  uimuirh  to  j;ive  m  Ihe  ladie.s 
that  rest  which  tiny  iieeilid,  in  nnler  tn  reciiver 
from  llie  falinues  eoiisei|iii'iit  U|>nii  Iheir  receiil 
life.     One   week  was   suHkleiit   lor   this.     All 


This  leipiest  was  answered  by  llie  ap|M'.iraiii  e 
of  l>rury.  Driiry  did  imi  leci'cni/e  (iarili,  Iml 
seemed  slriick  liy  his  apiHarunee  and  iinpii  ss<  d 
liy  It  M'lise  nf  his  iiii)Kirlaiiee.  I'lialile  lo  enn- 
jei'ltire  any  Ibiiu;  as  in  the  ri-asnii  nf  this  vi>il. 
heiniild  nidy  tliiiik  thai  il  miuhl  refer  In  l.iiiv, 
or|N'rha|MlnTain  red,  lie  pleaded  l.ady  I. anils 
dnwne'n  ill  healili  as  all  e\eUM'  for  her  lint  ap 
IH'urini;  in  iMfson.  and  tried  lo  iiidilec  Oarlli  to 
eniillde  his  liiisiiiess  In  him. 

.\ll  thi'M'  sialeiiieiils.  hnwever.  were  alirii|itly 
pushed  luthle  liv  (iartli.  who  reilerated  Ids  re 
ipnsi  lo  ffv  Ijiily  l.aml-dow  lie. 

Tell  lier.  "  said  In.  '  ihal  I  Inive  loniemi 
iiii|Hirlaiit  himini  s.  referrinir  Inevenis  i  nniiected 
with  her  tirsi  advent  In  this  place.  She  will 
iliiderslaiid  Ihat.'' 

I'lmii  this  Drury  sliriiiik  buck  into  Ids  bonis. 
lie  now  fi  II  sure  iliiil  this  man  wiu.  Frinks  enie 
federate,  who  had  cmne  In  finish  his  ^'ame,  and 
jN'rliapH  lo  aveime  liiiii.  There  was  Iherefnre 
iinthiiit:  mnre  fnr  liiiii  in  do  Iml  topiepaier.adv 
rjindsdnwne  for  this  inlerview.  lie  told  IJarlli 
lhal  he  would  aiipiaini  her  ladyship  with  his 
wishes,  find  Weill  away  full  nf  llie  darkest  ap- 
prcheiisinns.  In  sm-h  a  siale  nf  luiiiil  he  went 
inacipiaini  Lidy'Landsdowniwilli  this  new  pnr 
teiil,  I^nly  l.aiidsiinwne  was  iinalile  In  make 
liny  |»re|iaraliiiii.  She  knew  not  fnr  what  she 
WHS  In  prepare,  and  Iherefnre  cnuld  mily  cnnie 
down  lo  see  this  iiewcmuer  fnr  herself. 

Ill  this  stale  nf  mind  she  entered  llie  inoiii. 
full  of  eiiriosilv  and  appreheiisimi.  (iarlli  had 
no!  seated  Iiuiim  If,  imt  reniained  siaiidini; 
in  llie  center  nf  the  rnnin,  from  wliieh  |H)-ilinii 
he  had  aiiiiisi'd  himstdf  in  Innkini;  arniiml.  Here 
IicsIimhI,  n  tall,  rniitdi  li^'Uie.  but  with  an  air  nf 
ftiithnrily  III  his  face,  and  dii.'iiily  in  Ills  mien. 
l-idv  l^andsilnw  lie  enieri  d  and  nirardi'd  him 
tixeilly  with  the  same  feelim,f  nf  appreheiisinn, 
(iarth  i.'reeleil  tier  with  a  cold  iiiclinalimi  of  his 
head,  and  then  leijarded  her  in  silence  for  some 
time. 

Lady  l.andsdnwiie looked  at  liiiii  in  the  same 
silence.  I>rury.  who  came  in  after  In  r.  lookeil 
with  dismay  ai  her,  liirnin!.'  bis  ua/e  lir-1  upon 
her.  and  then  ui>nn  her  visitnr.  lie  -aw  her 
f;iee  ;a'o»  pale,  and  still  paler,  and  a  look  of 
ik'mlly  lerrnr  cnnie  nver  it.  She  had  iccn^'- 
ni/.eil  this  man.  and  the  ilisi  nveiy  had  thus 
nvereome  her.  What  was  this';  Who  w.is  he'; 
What  was  he  to  her?     Orury  could  mil  iinswcr. 

■'  Do  you  know  me?  "  askcil  Oarlli,  in  a  harsh 
voice. 

Ijidy  I-amlsilowne  i;asi>ed,  and  said  ii'ilhiiii;. 

■■  IKi  ymi  know  ine,  I  s.iy."  reiK'ated  t.f.irtli, 

.\iiswer  me,  .\nu  llnlderl  ' 

.Vt  llie  mention  of  this  name  Drury  turned 
'jhasily  while,  ami  staiiircied  hack  with  iii-larl 
of  terror  and  u  look  nf  despair. 

'•  Yes,"  .said  the  woman,  whom  hu  called  by 


Itie    iianie    '  Ann   Ifnldpr."     Hli«  upokii  in   a 

HI  an  e  lllldiliie  whisper. 
Who  am  1' 
.\l    this  the  wielrhid  wnnuin    hwkrd  wilil'y 
Hrniind,  and  iln  ii  sunk  iiimii  her  klivu*. 

'Mercy!"  >he  l'ii"|miI  'Merry,  mjr  hird, 
nienyl'  * 

"  I'lHih!   nonsense;      said  (Urili;    "  Arnt   do 
what  I  Hay.    Anawer  what  I  uk.Kud  ii|ictk  Ihr 
triiili.  ' 
"  oil,  inv  Innl'  ■ 

•  Who  am  \1" 

'  l.mih— Lord  liarlli.  my  lord.  Iiord  (.andn- 
ilowiii — Karl  of  l.andsilnuiie,  my  loril,"  atim- 
inered  the  woman, 

'  And  what  do  ymi  mean  by  culling  youncif 
Lady  l.ninlsi|nw'ni'>  ' 
Till'  wreli  lied  Woman  Krouiied. 

'  Voii  lire  ,\nii  Holder.  Vmi  were  liidy  •■ 
lliaid  111  my  |K>or  wife,  lhal  died  nearly  twenty 
yeiiis  aiio  in  F'raine  My  wife  died,  and  my 
elilld  died,  and  i,  a  Innken  liearled  man,  became 
a  wanderer  over  the  earth.  1  fmtrot  my  cmiiitry. 
and  I  forirot  my  fiinilly.  ami  now  I  ciune  biw  k 
al  last  111  liiid  Ihat  sniiie  mie  htis  been  living  her** 
all  these  years  as  my  widnw  — pcrsonalini^  my 
Insi  wife,  with  a  false  child  Used  lo  inrsonale 
my  imor  infant,  and  ynii— ymi  are  the  wnnmn. 
Vim,  a  1  nininmi  i  ri"aliiie--.\nn  llnlder— my 
wife's  niaid.     (ireai  e.iniipy  of  Heaven'" 

At  llils  t'lami  climax  ihi;  woinuii,  who  hml 
been  crmichln'.' in  Ihe  diisi  all  alonn,  now  col- 
liipHi  d  iillcrly,  ami  fairlv  writhed  at  hi<  feet  in 
all  aumiy  of  lermr  and  reiimrse  Iiicoheronl 
words  eHca|H'd  her.  prayers  fnr  mercy,  allemptpil 

excuses,    |-nllfessint|s    nt    L'llilt,    depreeatloilil    of 

ltliL"'r, 
(iarlli  tiiriii'd  away  in  cmitenipt. 
"I'linh!  (ill  lip"  "  he  cried.  "  Voni  offcn>« 
is  sn  ahnmiiiiible.  s.i  miiilv  infuriial.  that  no 
piinishnieiit  is  aih  ipiate.  (liirnin^  alive  mlulit 
iln,  hul  till'  law  dnn'l  iillnvv  il.  Vmir  case  is  ut- 
terly bevniid  me.  If  it  had  been  a  uniidlcr 
niTi  use  (  nil^lil  have  had  ymi  Iniugcd  or  trans- 
imrli  d  Inr  life;  bill  as  it  in",  1  t;ive  up.  Stand  up 
and  answer  iii\  ipieslhuH,  and  then  if  you  s|h'iik 
the  Iriilh  ynii  may  v'n  und  lake  thin  blatherini; 
liiimbii;.' with  yoii.  Oiilv  l"'  careful  lo  sih-hk 
Ihelruih." 

.\l  lliis  the  wnimiii  nnl  iipnii  her  feel,  and 
slooil  Ireiiililiiii;.  (iarlli  now  lu-kcd  lier  a  num- 
ber of  iiuesliniis  which  need  mil  1m'  re|M.'ated 
here.  Tlie  sulistaiice,  hnwi'\'ei.  may  In-  jiiven, 
Hhicli  will  a|sn  explain  the  whole  Jilol. 

The  inai'riai.'e  of  (iarlli  l.amlsdownu  liim  ul- 
ready  Iheii  spnken  nf.  It  was  as  Mrs.  Heav 
lowe  said,  nor  had  her  nieiiinrics  been  iiiec  rrect. 
He  had  been  a  dashiiii;  yniiii;;  {.'iiardsinan  of 
l.iiiidnn.  Diiriii;;  a  visit  in  the  cmintry  he  had 
fallen  ill  Inve  willi  the  ilaiiL'liler  nf  a  pnnr  linlf- 
piiv  nllleer  ami  married  her.  Tiiey  had  (;oni! 
olf  lo  France  and  there  lived  fnr  some  lime.  In 
mder  111  obtain  the  means  of  Hiibsistence,  (iarth 
sold  nut  nf  the  ariiiy.  His  future  was  Homewhai 
eininly,  for  there  was  nn  prnsju'ct  whatever  of 
his  iiihi  rillii;:  the  l.andsiiowne  estates;  but  hi' 
wasvniiii);  and  hilN'fiil,  and  look   no  ihought 

I  fnr  tlie  mnrriiw, 

I  Al  linitth  IiIh  wife  cave  birth  to  a  daughter, 
Xnl  Iniij;  aflerw.ird  she  died,  leavinjr  (larlh   iit- 

I  telly  nverwheliued.  Fnr  his  ilaiiiililer's  sake, 
hnwever,  he  siill  lime  up.     Hut    the   child    xvas 

I  mil  Iniii;  s|iaieil  in  liiiii,  fnr  in  a  lew  montli«  she 

I  Inllnweil  hrr  iiinllK  r  In  the  iiravc.  This  final 
blnw  fell  with  Ireiiiemlmis  fnrce   upon   (iarth. 

•  He  Inst  all  pleasure  in  life.  I!y  one  nf  tho<* 
impulses  cnininmi  In  iniii  of  stmni  pussionn,  he 
Weill  Inrlh  iiilnthe  wnrld  at  larL'e  lo  seek  thai 

,  disiraelinn  nf  soul,  which  may  Ik-  more  ca.sily 
fnuiid  ill  lawless  coiiiniunilies  than  in  the  well 
ordeveil  cenlers  of  ei\  ili/alinn. .  lie  cut  hini'tclf 
oil'  altoL'ether  frmu  hi-  nid  haiinls  and  vanished 
completely  mil  nf  llir  inemnrynf  man.  Africa, 
.\sia,  and  .\incrii  a  bec.inie  iiv  luriis  the  aeeni; 
of  his  restless  wamleriii^'s,  and  al  last  reliirnin(r 
to  Kiirope,  he  had  found  in  Sicily  u  emi^unial 
sphere  of  aclinii  for  his  restless  spirit,  Durini; 
all  these  years  lie  heurd  nnihimr  about  the 
alTaiis  of  the  l.aiiilsilnwncs  anil  even  on  his 
visit  In  Liverpool  he  did  lint  take  sutlicient  in- 
terest ill  them  to  make  any  iinpilries  about 
lliem.  ('Ire'  'iislaiices  had  occurred,  liowe\-cr, 
whicli,  if  known  to  him,  would  have  e.\ciled 
his  dci'iiest  iiiieresi,  especially  al  the  time  when 
he  was  ill  sueh  need  nf  niniiey. 

.Vt  Ihe  very  lime  when  (iarlli  was  meeting 
with  his  deep  iilHictl.iiis,  events  of  immense  im- 
iMirtaiice  w-ere  transpiriiiir  at  liUmlsdowne  Hall, 
riie  Karl  had  died.  This  was  (iemiie,  (Earth's 
cousin,  (iarth  never  heard  of  his  death.  Tin- 
lie.xl  heir  was  (icorne's  brolher,  I'aiil.  Hedioif 
in  Ihe  following  year.    After  this,  the  next  heir 


S2 


OLD  GARTH. 


Bl  ' 


was  0»rtli.     But  Garth  knew  nol!.!nx  nlioiit  the 
dcatli  of  h\n  roiiHitm, 

AlionI  iIiIh  time,  Dviiry  fell  in  wiUi  Ann  IIol- 
<ler.  This  wiinmn  hnd  lienn  niaiil  to  Uarth's 
wife.  The  ufTiiirH  of  the  Lamlsdownc  fan'iiy 
excltcil  Iho  deepest  inlcrem  in  lK>th.  '!  Iiey 
knew  llmt  Garili  wm  Iho  next  hilr;  but  I'lat  he 
had  gone  into  far  dislant  lands,  and  would 
never  lie  heard  of  ncain.  It  was  I'lury  who 
first  IhiiiiKl't  of  Ihc  plan  which  thiy  afterward 
carried  out. 

No  one  knew  Qnrlh's  wife.  Xo  one  knew 
about  her  <leath.  Oarlh  had  not  thoui^it  til  to 
send  any  noli<:c  of  it.  He  wii*  Iiki  much  hroken 
down  by  it  to  think  of  sneh  a  thins:.  Nor  bad 
any  nolici^  been  given  of  Iho  deaih  of  bis  rliild. 
A  scries  of  careful  Inmiiries  made  by  Drnry  a.s- 
surcil  him  of  this,  ilavin)^  a«cerli.!ned  this. 
Drury  then  began  to  curry  hi«  plans  into  execu- 
tion. 

Ann  Holder  was  to  ixirsonate  fJarlh  s  wife. 
and  call  herself  Lady  F^andsdon  ne.  The  father 
of  till!  real  wife  was  dead.  She  ba<l  a  certain 
general  rescmblanee,  which  was  sufflcient  lo 
make  her  pass  muster  e.\ce|)t  with  some  old 
friend.  Uniry  obtained  all  the  neces,«ary  docu- 
inonls.  and  as  Oarlh  had  jione  away  in  a  hurry, 
leaving  all  his  own  papers,  lie  had  Iwen  able  to 
seoure  these  also. 

Hut  llie  most  important  thing  was  lo  get  a 
chilli,  and|jia.ss  her  iilT  as  the  daughlcr  of  Oarlh, 
and  his  liclress.  This  was  done  in  the  way 
already  mentioned  to  r,uey  by  her  dying 
mother.  I.ucy  was  thus  brought  up  an  the 
dau^htpr  of  lliis  Ann  Holder,  au<l  the  heiress  of 
Landsdowno. 

The  jilan  bad  been  carried  out  wilh  perfecti 
succe».s.  The  skill  of  Drury  euableil  him  lo  ob- 
tain every  document  that  was  ne<:esKari-.  and 
establisli  every  proof.  For  vears  liny  had  en- 
ioye<l  their  high  station,  and  had  Iwgun  lo  be 
Ilcve themselves  the  rightful  |Kis.«e.ssors  of  Lands- 
downe.  when  Friiik  turned  iiji. 

They  never  knew  how  it  wa*  that  Frink 
found  out.  From  hints  wlileb  be  dro|iped  to 
Drury,  however,  it  was  s.ipposi.d  that  it  all 
grew  .nut  of  his  discovery  of  Taiured's  relation 
ship  to  the  Landsdowne's.  Thi-  lie  had  found 
out  from  his  mother,  who  bad  Is^eii  f.imiliar 
with  tlic alTairs  of  the  Landsdowne  f.imily.  His 
aim  had  (irst  been  lo  marry  Luey,  and  win  the 
inheritanee  for  liiinself.  Afterward,  he  had 
pcrsnailed  Drurv  to  invite  Tancred  to  Land.? 
downc  Hall,  so  lliat  they  might  lake  measures  in 
concert  against  him.  Drnry.  however,  played 
Frink  false,  and  Liiey's  love  for  Tancred  ruined 
his  plans.  He  had  to  api>ear  upon  the  scene 
himself,  and  then  fortune  appeared  to  favor 
him  in  the  matter  of  the  manuscript.  In  that 
manuscript  he  never  believed  at  all.  He  merely 
accompanied  Tancred  so  as  to  insure  his  ruin. 
Garth's  name  became  known  lo  him  in  tlie 
midst  of  this  business,  and  only  increased  jiis 
dcterminatiim  to  ccrrv  out  his  deadly  purfKisc. 
This  purfjosc  was  lifs  own.  He  made  some 
hints  lo  Drury  nlmut  his  designs  against  Tan 
cred,  but  said  nothing  deliiiite.  Of  (iarth  and 
his  true  character  lie  made  no  mention.  The  con 
secpiencc  was  thai  when  Garth  did  come  Drury 
was  utterly  unprepared.  He  came,  too,  at  the 
very  time  all  danger  appeared  to  have  passed, 
when  those  who  bad  alarmed  hi-  conscience  or 
troubled  his  pence  liad  iKcmpiietly  disposed  of ; 
wlien  lliey  seemed  lo  have  taken  Iheiiiselves 
forever  out  of  the  way.  At  such  a  ;ime  sud- 
denly ajipeared  a  new  enemy,  and  that  one  the 
wors'  of  all. 

Hefore  that  enemy  neitlier  Drury  nor  Ann 
Holder  could  stand  for  a  moment.  At  the  first 
blowtliey  Ixjth  sunk  ilown,  forever  crushed  and 
unniliilaleit.  Aiiollier  man  miulit  have  handed 
them  over  lo  the  law  for  piinishnunt.  Hut  Oarlh 
did  notliing.  He  simply  sent  them  away,  and 
(he.V  passed  into  obs<  iirity.  His  <■« n  words  c\ 
plain  this.     Tlieir  olTense   was  loo  great.     No 

fiimisliinent  would  bo  ndei|uate;  consiipicully, 
le  did  not  seek  lo  iiillict  any. 

Tancred  bad  told  (Jarih  liefore  their  l.isl  sejia- 
ratioii  what  his  plans  were  in  case  he  should 
find  liucy,  and  mentioned  where  be  intendi'd  to 
go.  Tt  was  ill  Liverpool,  tiarth  went  there 
and  waited.  About  a  week  pas.s<d  and  bis 
palieiae  was  rewarded. 

For  the  party  arrived,  and  Pauline  saw  (tarlli 
ready  to  receive  her.  To  Mrs.  Henslowe's  mi 
bounded  astonishment  and  slight  displeasure. 
Oarlh  took  Pauline  in  his  arms  as  though  be 
meant  then  and  there  to  appropriate  her  for  his 
own.  And  Pauline,  who,  after  all,  had  never 
really  doubted  liim,  and  had  never  felt  a  worse 
feeling  than  one  of  bewildcrmeut,  now  saw  that 


her  loving  confidence  had  been  fully  justified, 
anil  that  Oarlh  would  lie  all  her  own. 

F.xplanalions  followed  all  nruund.  The  end 
ot.il  was  that  Tancred's  parly  did  not  remain  in 
LiTorpool  more  than  one  nij^lit.  hut  departed  as 
Garth  s  guests  I o  Landsdowne  Hall,  Here  Lucy 
and  Tancred  revisited  llie  scenes  wliieli  were  bo 
sweet  to  l>olh  by  the  as.>iocialions  of  the  nasi. 
Here  Mrs.  Henslowe  found  her  mcinoi,  of 
family  affairs  constantly  slimidateil.  llere 
Garth  found  lilmself  siirroiinded  by  the  images 
of  his  aniesiors,  and  found  in  llie  duties  of  his 
lofty  |X)siiiori  something  wlilch  nITorded  quite 
AS  good  an  oeeupalion  for  hla  mind  as  the  man- 
agement of  llic  Sicilian  Uepublie. 

Hhorlly  after  their  return,  there  was  a  double 
marriage.  Tancred  led  Lucy  to  the  altar,  who, 
tliough  she  had  lost  her  greiit  inheritance,  had 
gained  what  to  her  was  of  more  value.  Garth 
also  led  Pauline  lo  the  .same  altar,  and  shi^  Ix! 
came  the  Countess  of  Landsdowne,  but  never 
lost  in  after  life  that  sweet  eliarm  which  had 
once  made  (Jarth  feel  all  his  iialnre  go  forth  in 
unextingnishable  love  for  "the  boy,  I'aul." 

Till':  KND. 


I 

POWDER 

Abaolntely  Pure. 

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WILKIE  COLLINS'  WORKS. 

to  The  Woninn  In  Wbitu 20 

64  The  Dtiiil  Secret 20 

Miin  and  Wife 20 

83  The  Queen  of  Hearts 20 

3tJ  Antouliiii 20 

43  lliileand  HecU 20 

0  TlioNow  Miigiliilcn 10 

04  The  Law  aud  The  Lady 20 

an  Ariniidulo 20 

91  My  Lndy'8  Money 10 

!»")  The  Two  Destinies 10 

"lO  No  Nttiiic 20 

IHti  After  Uiirlc 10 

109  Tl.cllttunled  Hotel 10 

l:t;i  A  tihooiiiui' Htory 10 

4H7  A  Hogiie's  Life 10 

m  The  Yellow  Mask 10 

583  Fulleu  Leaves 20 

654  Poor  Miss  Finch 20 

675  The  Mcionsloue 20 

(190  Jczeliels  Daughter 20 

13  The  Caplttin's  Last  Love 10 

731  Basil 20 

■4,5  The  Majtic  Speclncles 10 

905  Duel  In  llerne  Wood 10 

938  Who  Killed  Zclwdee? 10 

971  The  Frozen  Deep 10 

990  ThoBhiok  Kobe 20 

1104  Your  Money  or  Your  Life 10 

LUCY  RANDALL  C'0>IFOHT'S  WORKS. 

405  Claire's  Love  Life 10 

553  Love  at  Saiatogn 20 

672  Kvo,  The  Factory  Oirl 20 

716  Black  Boll 20 

854  CorLsande 20 

607  Three  S<!wiiig  Girls 20 

1019  His  First  Love 20 

lliiH  Nina:  or,  The  Jlyslcry  of  Love 20 

1102  Vendelta;  or.  The  Suulhern  Heiress..  20 
VOi  Wild  and  Wilful  20 

HEV.  W.  J.  CONYBEARF,  AND  REV.  J.  S. 

HOWSON'8  WORKS. 
730  The  Life  and  Epistles  of  the  Apostle 

Paul.     Firjthidf 20 

780  The  Life  and  Epistles  of  the  Apostle 

Paul.     Second  half 20 

J.  FENIMORE  COOI'ER'S  WORKS. 

223  Last  of  the  Mohicans 20 

224  The  Dc.islnvcr 20 

826  The  Pnthfliiiler 20 

220  ThePlonecrs 20 

231  The  Prairie 20 

8:13  The  Pilot 20 

6H5  The  WiilerWilch 20 

690  TlieTwo  Adniirnls 20 

615  The  Hod  Hover 20 

761  Wing  and  Wing 20 

940  The  Spv 20 

1066  The  WVandolle 20 

1257  Athmt  iind  Ashore 20 

I2«a  Miles  Wallitisford  (Si'qiiel  to  "ABoat 

and  Ashore") 20 

OEORGIANA  M,  CRAIK'S  WORKS. 

2.52  Hard  to  Bear 10 

»)fi  Sylvia's  Choire. ; 20 

B43  AnncWarwiek 10 

7»8  Leslie  Tvrrell 10 

016  Faith  liiwin'sOnlcal 20 

1157  The  Cousin  from  India 10 

A.  DACDETS  WORKS. 

657  Sidonle 20 

0«1  The  Nabob 20 

678  Jack 10 

719  Kings  in  Exile 20 

1162  Nunia  Kumneslan 10 

CHARLES  DICKENS'  WORKS. 

80  The  OM  I'nrlositv  Shop 20 

100  A  Tale  of  Two  Cities 20 

102  IHP  Times ,?.....  10 

IIK  (Ire«t  Exiwctnlions 20 

187  Dav'd  Copperlleld 20 

200  Nicholas  Niekleby 20 

818  Barimliv  Uudge 20 

818  Donibey  and  Son 20 

889  No  Thoroughfare  ((Olinrlcs  Dickens  and 

WilkieColJins) 10 

247  Martin  Chiizzlewit 20 

872  The  Orlrket  on  the  Hearth 10 

984  Oliver  Twist 20 

889  A  Christniaa  Carol 10 

W7  The  Uauoted  Man 10 


804  Little  Dorrit 20 

808  The  Chimes 10 

817  The  Battle  of  Life 10 

825  Our  Mutual  Friend  20 

887  Bleak  House 30 

a53  Pickwick  Papers 20 

8.59  Somebody's  Luggage 10 

367  Jlrs.  Lirrlpcr's  Lodgings 10 

873  La/.y  Tour  of  Two  Idle  Apprentices. .  10 

875  iMugby  Juncllon 10 

403  Tom  Tiddler's  Ground 10 

498  The  Uncommercial  Traveler 20 

,521  Master  Humphrey's  Clock 10 

635  Sketches  by  Boz 20 

839  Sketches  of  Young  Couples 10 

837  The  Mudfog  Papers,  &c 10 

860  The  Mvstery  of  Edwin  Drood 20 

'00  Pictures  From  Italy 10 

1411  A  Child's  History  of  England 20 

RT.  HON.  BEN.IAMIN  DISRAELI,  EARL 
OF  BEACONSFIELD'S,  WORKS. 

2.5.5  Lnlhnir 20 

302  Vivian  Grey 20 

405  Henrietta  temple 20 

884  Endymion 20 

918  Tancred;  or.  Tlie  New  Crusade 20 

933  The  Young  Duke 20 

960  Coningsby;  or,  The  New  Generation..  20 
08!)  ConlarlniFleining.  An  Autobiography  20 

004  Miriam  Alroy 20 

999  Venetia 20 

1002  Ixion 10 

1000  Sybil 20 


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618  Madolin's  Lover 20 

6.56  A  Golden  Dawn 10 

678  A  Dead  Heart 10 

718  Lord  livnne's  Choice;  or,  True  Love 

Never  Runs  Sinoolh 10 

740  Which  Loved  Him  Best 20 

846  Dora  Tliorne 20 

031  At  War  with  Herself 10 

031  The  Sin  of  a  Lifetime 20 

1013  Ladv  Gweni'-.ine's  Dream 10 

1018  Wife  in  Name  Only 20 

1044  Like  No  Other  Love 10 

1000  A  Woman's  War 10 

1072  Hilary's  Folly 10 

1074  A  Queen  Amongst  Women 10 

1077  A  Gilded  Sin 10 

lOSl  A  Bridge  of  I.ove 10 

10H.5  The  Fatal  Lilies 10 

1099  Wedded  and  Parted 10 

1107  A  liride  From  1  lie  Sea 10 

1110  A  Rose  in  Thorns 10 

1115  The  Sliailow  of  a  Sin 10 

1123  R.dcemed  by  Love 10 

1 136  The  Sioi  V  of  a  Wedding  Ring 10 

1127  Loves  Wn  fare 10 

1 133  Itepenled  •■..  Leisure 30 

1179  From  Oicom  to  Siinlighl '30 

1'30«  Hilda 20 

1318  A  Golden  Heart 2(1 

13()«  liiL'leilew  House 10 

1388  A  Broken  We.hiingRing 20 

1305  Love  For  a  Day;  or,  Under  the  Lilacs  10 

1357  The  Wife's  Si-iret 10 

1303  Two  Kis.ses 10 

RICHARD  DOWLING'S  WORKS. 

806  Higli  Water  Mark 

030  Under  Si.  I'liiil's 

1152  My  Darling's  Ransom 

Sirawlicrry  Lei- vos 


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20 

10 

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ANNA  H.  DRURY'S  WORKS. 

083  Calleil  to  the  Rescue 20 

8'33  The  Story  of  a  Shower. 10 

F.  DU  BOISOOBEY'S  WORKS. 

700  Old  Age  of  Monsieur  Lccoq.     I'arl  I . .  20 

700  Old  Age  of  Monsieur  Lee(H|.     Part  II.   30 

1063  The  Severed  Hand  (La  Main  Coupee).   20 

1133  The  Crime  of  the  Upcra  House.     First 

hair 20 

1133  The  (;rimu  of  the  Opera  House.     Sec- 
ond half 20 

1142  The  Uolden  Tre«.s 20 

1'335  The  Mvslery  of  nn  Omnibus 20 

1341  The  Malapun  Allair.     First  half 20 

1241  The  Miilapan  Affair.     Second  half 20 

litOi  The  Ifobbrry  of  Ihe  Orphans:  or,  Jean 

Toiiriiiol's  Inherilaiue 20 

l;1.50  Tlie    Golden    Pig  (Le  Coclnm  dOr). 

Part   1 20 

18.50  The    Golden    Pig  (I-c  Co<lioii   d'Or). 

Part  II 20 

1432  His  Great  Itevengc,     First  half 20 

1432  llis  Great  licvcngo.    Second  lialf ....  20 


"THE  DUCHESS'"  WORKa 

2.58  Phyllis  (small  tvpc) 18 

«80  Phyllis  (large  type) 80 

80»  Molly  Bawn 80 

44,';  r.iobaby 10 

490  "Airy  Fairy  Lilian" 80 

771  Beauty's  Daughters 80 

8.55  How  Snooks  Got  Out  of  It 10 

1010  Mrs.  Geoffrey 20 

1169  Faith  and  Unfaith 80 

SIR  CHAS.  GAY  AN  DUFFY'S  WORKS. 

903  Young  Ireland.     Part  1 20 

002  Young  Ireland.     Part  II 20 

ALEXANDER  DUMAS'  WORKS 

144  The  Twin  Lieutenants >  JO 

151  The  Russian  Gipsy 10> 

1.55  The  Count  of  .MoiitcCristo  (Quadruple 

Number) 40 

100  The  Black  Tulip 10' 

167  Tlio  Queens  Necklace 20 

172  The  ChcvaHer  de  Maison  Rouge 20 

184  The  Countess  de  Charny 8C< 

188  Nanon 10 

103  .losepli    Balsnmo;    or,    Mcinoiis  of    a 

Pliysicinn 20 

194  The  C'onsniialors 10 

198  Isaljel  of  Bavaria 10 

201  Catherine  Blum  10 

223  Beau  Tnncrede;  or,  The  Marriage  Ver- 
dict (small  type) 10 

997  Beau  Taucre'^;  or.  The  Marriage  Ver- 
dict (liirg^    .pe) '80 

228  The  Regent's  "Daughler 10 

244  The  Three  Guardsmen 20 

268  The  Fortyfl'-e  Guardsmen 20 

276  T|4p  Page  of  tlie  Duke  of  Savoy 10 

278  Six  Years  Later:  or.  Taking  tlic  Uastilo  20 

28:)  Twenty  Y'enrs  A  f tcr 80 

208  Caplain  Paul 10 

ilOO  Three  Strong  Men 10 

318  Ingenue ,.  10 

;t31   AiTvcnlures  of  a  Mara.uis.     First  half .  80 
;t31  Adventures  of  a  Mar(|iiis.  Second  half.  20 

342  The  Jlciiicans  of  Paris 10 

344  Ascanio 10 

fiOH  Tlio  Watclmiaker 20 

616  The  Two  Dianas 20 

633   Andree  de  Taverney 20 

664  Vicomtc  de  Bragelonne  ;lst  Scries). . ..   20 

664    Vicomtc  de  Brngelonne  (2d  Series) 20 

6114    Vicon-.le  de  Brngelonne  (3d  Scries) 20 

604    Vieomte  de  Bragelonne  (4lh  .Series)...  20 

688  Chlcol.  the  .Tester 20 

840  Doctor  liasilius 20 

GEORGE  EBERS'  WORKS. 

712  Uaido:  A  Romance  of  Ancient  Egypt.  20 

7.56  Homo  Sum 10 

813  An  Egyptian  Princess 20 

880 'I'lie  SIslers 20 

1130  The  Emperor 20 

i:)07  The  Burgoniaslir's   Wife.     A  Tale  of 

the  Siege  of   Leyden 20 

AMELIA  B.  EDWARDS'  WORKS. 

18  Barbara's  Hislorv 20 

l:!4  Mv  Brother's  Wife 10 

145  Half  a  Million  of  Money 80 

157  Hand  and  Glove 10 

473  Debcnhams  Vow 80 

743  In  the  Davs  of  .Mv  Youth 80 

830  Lord  Hrackenburv 80 

807  Jliss  Carew 80 

MRS.  ANNIE  EDWARDS'  WORKS. 

148  A  Bluestocking 10 

1,54  A  Point  of  Honor 10 

301   A  VnL'abond  Heroine 10 

387  .lel:  Hir  Fiee  or  Her  Fortune? 10 

471   Leah:  .\  Woman  of  Fashion 80  _ 

,504  Areliie  Lovell  80^ 

(1,55  Ought  We  to  Visit  Hcrl' «0 

679  Vivian  lli(  Beaiily 10 

835  Philip  r.riiiisclilTe;  or,  The  Morals  of 

Ma>  Fair ■...  80 

1351  A  Ballroom  iJeinntancc 30 

PIERCE  EGAN'S  WORKS. 

4:iO  Qiiintin   Malsvs 80 

1108  'riie  I'oorGirl 80 

1180  Hagar  Lot;  or,  The  Fate  of  the  Poor 

Girl 80' 

1371  The  Scarlet  Flower 80 

MRS.  C.  J.  EILOART'S  WORKS. 

411  TheLsve  that  Lived SO 

9'33  The  Dean's  Wife 80 

1341  MyLadyCIar<s M 


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THE  SEASIDJfi  LTBEARY.— List  of  Authors. 


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70 

80 

803 

317 

277 

800 

637 

1370 


GfiOaOK  ELIOrS  WORKS. 

Adam  Beiie 

Tbe  Mill  on  the  Floss  (small  type). . 
The  Mill  on  the  Floss <l«rgo  typi').. . 

Komolii 

Felix  Holt,  tho  liadicnl 

^^ihl.H  Marncr 

MitMlcinnrch 

Daniel  Dcrnnda 

.Mr.  ({illll's  Love  Sloiy 

Sail  FortuiR'S  of  liev.  Amos  Burton. 

lirolhcr.Iiicoli 

.Innc't's  Itcpinli.iioc 

Inipre.ssioiis  of  Theophriialus  Such.. 
The  Spanish  Gypsy:  A  Poem 


20 
10 

20 
20 
20 
10 
20 
20 
10 
10 
10 
10 
10 
20 


VIOLET  FANES  WOKKS. 
II''     Sophy ;  or,  Tho  Adventures  of  a  Sav- 

njrc.     First  half 

1174  fc'iphv  or,  Tho  Adventures  of  a  Sav- 

ag       -ircond  half 

0.  L.  PARJEO.rS  WORKS. 


20 


90  I.ovo's  Victory 

105  .a  tlio  8i!;n  of  the  Silver  Flagon. 

107  'Jlaileo'  Grass 

113  JdIiIcm  Grain 

ISU   riie  Diiclu'ss  of  Rosemary  Lane. . 

189  1  oiidon's  Heart 

14P  J  )shua  .Marvel 

24H  "  lircad  and  Cheese  and  Kisses  ". , 

82-'  Shadows  on  the  Snow 

fl"0  Tlie  Hells  of  I'enraven 

992  111)  (iriat  Porter  Square , 

liei  Grif 


F.  W.  FARRAR'S  WORKS. 

711  The  Life  of  Christ 

723  Life  and  Work  of  St.  Paul.  First  half. 
K2  Life  and  Work  of  St.  Paul.  Sccofldhalf 

GEO.  MAXVILLE  FENN'S  WORKS. 

468  AGilded  Pill 

6»a  Goblin  Hock 

1068  Tlie  Clerk  of  Portwick 

1143  Tho  Vi'  ir's  People 

SUSAN  EDMONSTONE  FERRIER'S 
WORKS. 

J878  MarriaRC.      A  Novel 

12H5  The  Inheritance.     Vol.  I  

12.S.'>  The  Inheritance.     Vol.  II 

1890  Destiny;    or,    The    Chiefs  Daughter. 

Vol. 'I : 

1290  Ddliny;    or,   The    Chief's  Daughter. 
Vol.  II 

OCTAVE  FEUILLET'S  WORKS. 

120  Romance  of  a  Poor  Young  .Man 

42.S  A  Woman's  .lournal 

88.5  Onesla.     A  Story  of  Venice 

1040  .leiinne;  or,  The  llislory  of  a  Pnrisienne 
1114  Life  an<l  Adventures  of  Punchinello,. 


80.') 
431 
474 
604 
638 
e.'JO 
673 
60O 
630 
«33 

sr,>i 

894 
1163 


MI!S.  FORRESTER'S  WORKS. 

Fair  W«mcn 

DianaCaiew 


Viva 

Rliona 

.V  Youi:g  JIan's  Fancy 

Mignon 

Tlie  Turn  of  Fortune's  Wheel. 

Dolores 

In  a  Counlry  Mouse 

(Juoen  Klizalielh's  Garden 

Roy  iind  Viola 

.My  Hero 

My  Loid  nnd  -My  Lu<ly 


X 


001 

840 

1079 

1083 

1139 


JESSIE  FOTHERGILL'S  WORKS. 

Proliation 

The  WelltieMs 

**  One  of  Three  " 

Maile  or  .Marred 

Kilh  and  Kin 


20 

20 

20 

20 

10 

•JO 

10 

20 

10 

10 

20 

20  I 

20 


20  i 

20 

10 

10 

20 


I)E  LA  .MOTTE  FuUQUE'3  WORKS. 
1060  Undine 

1106  Smtrum  nnd  his  Companions 

R.  E.  FRANCILLON'S  WORKS. 

178  Rare  Good  L\ick 

644  Pearl  nnd  Einernlcl 

713  Esther's  (Hove 


904  queen  Coplielua 

924  Under  Slieve  Unn 

1837  Jack  Doyle's  Daughter 

OUSTAV  FREYTAGS  WORKS. 

1408  Debit  nnd  Credit.     Firpt  half 

1408  Debit  auU  Credit.    6ecoml  buU 


JAMES  A.  PROUDES  WORKS. 

780  John  Uunyan 10 

974  ('a!sar 20 

1377  Tliomus  Carlylo.     A  History  of  the 

First  Forty  Years  of  His  Life.  Vol.  L  20 
1277  Thomas  C'arlyle.      A  History  of  the 

First  Forty  Years  of  His  Life.  Vol.U.  20 

GEORGIANA  FULLERTON'S  WORKS. 
4-13  The   Notary's    Daughter.      From   tho 

French  of  Madame  Lconio  D'Aulney  10 

705  Rose  Lehlanc 10 

8«t  Rosemary 10 

1301  Eliaiie.     From  the  French  of  Mrs.  Au- 
gustus Craven 20 

EMILE  GAHORIAV'S  WORKS. 

408  File  No.  113 20 

4fl.'5  .Monsieur  Lecoi|.     First  half 20 

40.")  .Monsieur  Lecoii.     Second  half 20 

476  Tlie  Slaves  of  Paris.     First  half 20 

476  The  Slaves  of  Pari.s.     Second  half. ...  30 

490  .Marringe  at  a  Venture 10 

404  Tlie  Mvsturyof  Orcival 20 

.'iOl  Other  I'eople's  Money 20 

509  Within  an  Inch  of  Ids  Life 30 

51.")  Tlie  Widow  Lerougc 20 

533  The  Cliciue  of  Gold 30 

671  The  Count's  Secret.     Parti 30 

071  The  Count's  Secret.     Part  II 30 

704  Captain  Contnnccuu;  or.  The  Volun- 
teers of  1793 10 

741  The    Downward    Path;    or,   A   House 
Huilt  on  Sand  (Lo   Degringolade). 

Part  I 20 

741  The   Downward  Path;    or,   A   House 
liuilt  on  Sand  (La  Degringolade). 

Part  II 20 

7.58  Tlie  Liitle  Old  .Man  of  the  liatignolles.  10 

778  The  .Men  of  the  liureau 10 

7H9  Promises  of  .Marriage 10 

813  The  13tli  Hussars 10 

831  A  Thousand  Francs  Reward 10 

an)  Max's   .Marriage;     or,  The   Vicomte's 

Choice 10 

1184  The  .Marquise  de  Urinvilliers 20 

MRS.  OASKELL'S  WORKS. 

125  Mary  Harton 10 

I    127  My  Lndv  Ludlow 10 

138  Cousin  I'hillis 10 

308  North  and  Soulli 20 

2:i2  .V  Dark  Niu'ht's  Work 10 

1113  Cranford 10 

1281  'i'he  Oiuy  Woman,  and  Oilier  Tales. . .   10 
I30S  LiMiie  .Marslis  Three  Ern-s,  and  Olher 

Tales 10 

13T3  I.i/zie  Leiirli.  and  Other  Tales II) 

1413  Wives  and  DaUL'lilers.     First  half 30 

1413  Wives  and  Daughters.     Second  half. .  '>() 

ClNMNtillAM  (iEIKIE'S  WOIiKS. 
717  Life  ami  Warns  of  CJhrist.     First  half,  'ji 
717  Life  and  Words  of  Clirisl.  Second  half.  3ii 

CHARLES  GIIIBONS  WORKS. 

683  Qui of  the  .Meadow 20 

690  Roliin  (;iay 3i) 

751  In  Honor  Ilouml 20 

770  For  Lack  of  Gold 20 

1173  A  lle-irl's  I'rolilem 10 

1371  l)f  lli-li    DeLM-ee 20 

Tlie(;<i;den  Sliaft 20 

THEODORE  GirrS  WORKS. 

425  Maid  Ellice 20 

1038  A  Mailer  of  Fart  Girl 31) 

1088  Visited  on  tlie  Chlldn-n 20 

JAMES  GRANT'S  WORKS. 

216  Legends  of  the  Black  Watch 10 

345  Jack  Manly 11) 

291)  Dirk  Rodney 10 

331  Capiain  of  llie  (iuard 10 

335  The  (Jiiein's  Cadet 10 

339  Leity  I Iy<le's  Lovers 10 

347  The  Hundred  Cuirassiers 10 

1097  Torthorwald 20 

MARIA  M.  GRANTS  WORKS. 

313  Artiste 10 

378  Hiiglil  Morning;  or,  Once  and  Forever  20 

38;i  The  Sun  Maid 30 

898  Victor  Lescnr 20 

617  My  Heart's  ill  the  HiL'hlands 20 

739  Prince  lIUL'o 20 

1208  One  May  Day.     A  Sketch  in  Summer 

Time '. 20 

J.  R.  GREEN'S  WORKS. 

861  History  of  the  Eiiirlis',1  People.  Vol.1...  20 

861   IlistorVoftheEiiL'lisli  People.  Vol.  II..  20 

861  Hisloryofthe  English  People.  Vol.  III.  30 

861   Hi8toryoftheEnKlishPeople.Vol.lv.  20 

1274  Tbe  Making  o(  EogUDd.    Witb  Mk|M  30 


HENRY  GREVILLE'8  WORKS. 

404  Ariadne 

420  Niania 

424  Sonia 

.536  Anton  Malissof 

.54-t  The  Princess  Ogherof. 

1418  Sylvie's  Betrothed 

T.  C.  HALIIIURTON'S  WORKS. 

418  Sam  Slick,  the  Clockmukcr 

473   I'he  Attache;  or,  Sam  Slick  la   Eiij 

land 

805  The  Old  Judge.. 

1219  Sam  Slick    in  Search  of  a  Wife 

Wis-;  tjaws 

IZA  /)UFFUS  HARDY'S  WORKS, 

6.59  A  li.okeu  Failh 

753  Only  a  Love  Sluiy 

1197  Gleucaini 

THO.MAS  IIAIIDV  8  WORKS. 

Under  the  Greenwood  Tree 

Far  From  the  -Madding  Crowd 

Felhiw  Townsmen 

The  Truuipel  .Miijur 

The  Hand  of  Elhelherta 

A  Pair  of  Blue  Eyes 

A  Laodicean 

What  the  Sliepherd  Saw , 

Desperate  Remedies 

WILLIAM   HAUFF'S  WORKS. 
The  Beggar  Gill  of  the  Bridge  of  Arts, 
'I'lie  Emperor's  Picture 


50 

5119 

738 

890 

940 

98(t 

1147 

11.55 

13'34 

889 
995 


MU9.  A 

917  The  I 
036  The  I 

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694  (Jit 
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983  Don 

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690  Tlie 
607  Thi 
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755  Till 
814  Till 
947  PI 
988  Th 
1240  Hi< 
1331  Th 
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407 

9 
427 

4;!4 

33 

516 

37 

29 

431 

375 

3113 

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415 

440 

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853 
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930 

935 
973 
11)11 
1014 
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1331 
1431 


1119 

11  ;W 
1313 
1391 
1341 
13.59 

493 

901 

1170 


1145 
1145 


493 

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040 

1041 

170 
261 
202 
203 
2<14 
265 
307 

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MARY  CECIL  HAY'S  WORKS. 

The  .\rundel  Motto 

The  Arundel  Motto  (in  larger  type). . . 

Old  .Myddeltnn's  .Money 

Old  Myddellon's  Money  (in  larger  type) 

Hidden  Perils 

Hidden  Perils  (in  larger  type) 

The  Squire's  Legacy 

The  S<|uire's  Legacy  (in  larger  tyi)c). . 

Victor  and  Vampiished 

Nora's  Love  Test 

Nora's  Love  'I'est  (in  larger  type) 

.V  Shadow  on  the  Tlireshohl 1 

Reaping  the  Whirlwind I 

Back  to  the  Old  Home 1 

A  Dark  Inlieiilaiice 1 

The  Sorrow  of  n  Secret,  and  Lady  Car- 

michiicls  Will ii 

Breiida  5'ciike 1' 

For  I  ler  Dear  Sake '," 

MissiiiL' 1( 

Dulfs  UiL'  liriitlier 1( 

In  the  lIolida\.s,  un<I  The  Name  Cut 

on  a  Gale 10 

Under  Life's  Key  mid  Oilier  Stories. . .  ','0 

Into  the  Shade  anil  Other  Stories '-'i) 

My  Fir-t  OITei 10 

Told  ill  New  England,  and  Olher  Tales  10 
At  th('  Seaside;  or,  A  Sister's  Sacrilico  10 

Dfirothv's  Venliire 30 

.•\iiuing  ili<.  Itiiiiis.  and  Other  Stories. .    10 
"A  Little  .\version" 10 

PAUL  HEYSE'S  WORKS. 
A   Foiinlelit  at  the   Dead  Lake,  and 

Beatrice 10 

Doomed 10 

The  Wiuh  of  iheCorso 10 

Bailiarossa.  and  Olhi-r  Tales 10 

I.Airaliiata.  and  Oilier  Tali  s 10 

The  Fair  Kale 10 

.MRS.  CASHEL  HOEV'S  WORKS. 

A  Golden  Sorrow 20 

The  Blossoming  of  an  Aloe 20 

'I'he  (Question  of  Cain 20 

E.  H.  HUDSON'S  WORKS. 
The  Life  and  Times  of  Louisa,  Queen 

of  Prussia.      I'ait  1 20 

The  Life  and  Times  of  Louisa,  Queen 

of  Prussia.     Part  II 20 

THOMAS  HUGHES'  WORKS. 
Tom  lirown's  Schooldays  at  Rugliy. ..  20 

TiH-Msnlinessof  Christ'. ^ 10 

Tom  Brown  at  Oxford ^ 20 

Rugliy— Tennessee 10 

VICTOR  HUtiOS  WORKS. 

The  History  of  a  Crime 10 

Lc8  Misernnles — Famine 10 

Lcs  M  iserahles — Coselte 10 

Les  Miseralites— Marius 10 

Les  .Miscraliles— St.  Denis 10 

Les  MIserahlcs— .lean  Valjean 10 

The  Toilers  of  the  Sci 30 

Tbe  UuDcbbock  of  Notn  Dmm M 


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THE  SEASIDE  LIBIiAiU.— Lisi  of  AniWfff 


iLE-a  WOKKS. 


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MN'S  WOKK8. 
J<iimkt;r , . . 
I'm  Slick  In  "inj 


III  of  a  Wife';" 


|in'8  WOJiK'S. 


fa  W0HK8. 

I  Tree 

pK  Crowd  ..'.'. 


p  WOIUCS. 
■  ilridgc  of  Arts. 

S  WOliKS. 


I  liirj 


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(iu  larger  Ijpc) 

""'mV.'.'."  .'■.■.■; 

II  larger  t^Jw).' .' 


■per  tj.pe) , 

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lie  Aunio  Cut 

:•••; Id 

'"•r  Moric's...  •.',) 
•r  Slorii's oJ 

!<l  Oilier  Tales  10 
'er's  Sncrdlco  10 

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iiir  Mories. .   jg 

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OlfKS. 

•'  I'i'kc,  and 

10 

10 

10 

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10 

20 

20 

20 

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20 

i»a.  Queen 

20 

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20 

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MRS.  ALPHKD  W.  HUNT'S  WOIIKS. 

»17  TUo  I'usy  Uliig 1 

925  The  Lciiileii  Ciinket '. 


JKAN  INGKLOWS  WDHKS. 

Oil  Sanili  de  lierenger 20 

694  OIT  llio  Skelliya 20 

830  Kuted  tii  be  Ki  ee 20 

983  Uiiii  John 20 

LADY  JACKSON'S   WOIIKS. 

IIOO  The  Kiciieii  Court  and  Society.  I'artl.  20 
111)0  Tlio  French  Court  and  Society.  I'arlll.  20 
1370  The  Old  Hi'L-iine:  Court,  Salon.s,  and 

Tlie'iter3,      I'art  1 20 

1870  The  Old  Uei;ime:   Court,  Salons,  and 

ThealerH.      I'urt  11 20 

G.  P.  U.  JAMKS'  WOUKS. 

803  Margaret  Oraliuni 10 

8i)0  The  (,'MSlle  of  Khrensluin 20 

607  The  l-aslof  Ihe  Kiiiries 10 

C14  The  M:\i\  iit  Anns;  or,  Henry  deC'erons  20  i 

493  Tlin  Kings  Iligliwiiy •-•0  1 

755  The  Sinufgler." 20  | 

814  TheOldDuk  Chest 20 

947  I'hilii)  .\ugustU9 20 

888  The  llim'iienot 20 

124U  Hiclieli.u:  A  Tale  of  France 20 

1331  The  Kiilse  Heir 20 

Agnes  Sorel 20 

Itussel! 30 

Darnley 20  , 

Theliobhcv 20 

MISS  IIAKUIETT  JAY'S  WOUKS.         | 

637  Madge  Uunraven 20 

m)  The  Qiieeu  ol  Connaught 10 

1344  Two  .Men  and  a  .Maid 20 

1374  Till!  Dark  Colleen 30 

MUS.   ('.  JENKIN'S  WOUKS.  j 

e.^  AVho    Uieaks-l'avs 10 

1251  A  I'syche  of  To  Day 10 

JLLIA  KAVANAOirS  W0HK8. 

23.8  Heatrire 20 

biU  Hachel  liiay 10 

AXNIK  KKAUYS  WOItKS.  j 

681  A  Doubting  Heart 20 

715  OWbiirv 20 

793  Ca>tle  baly 20 

Clemency    Kranklyn   20 

A  York  and  Lancasler  Uose 10 

CIIAIU-KS  KlNtiSI.KY'S  WOliKS. 
788  Hypalia;   or,  New  Foes  with  an  Old 


693 

1100 

113U 


98 
1113 
137 
14(1 

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1(10 
171 
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404 

470 
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13110 
1309 

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1301 
1391 


Madelon  Lemoino 

Aunt  llep.sy's  FoiindUug 

Lady  Deane 

CIIAUI.KS  LEVEU'S   WOUKS. 

Ilnrry  I.orreqncr 

Jack  lliiitou,  the  Uuardainan 

A  Kent  in  a  Cloud 

Charles  O'.NiMlhy,   the  Irish   Dragoon 

(Triple  .Number) 

Arthur  O'l.eaiy 

( 'on  (  regan 

l-'l.  I'lil rick's  Eve 

Kale  O'Donogliue 

That  llov  of  Norcolt'H 

Tom  Ihirke  of  ( dirs.     First  luilf 

Timi  lliirke  of  Our.s.     Second  half. .. . 

Davenport  Dunn.     First  half 

Davenport  Dunn.     Second  half 

(ierald  Fil/.geralil 

Tlie  Fortunes  of  Olencore 

Lord  Kilgobblii 

.Maurice  Tiernay 

A  Day's  Hide 

l!:iriiiigton 

Sir  Ja.sper  Ciirew,  Knigl:' 

The  Marlins  of  Cro'  .Martin.  I'.ui  i. . 
The  .Marlins  of  Cro'  Marlin.     I'art  II. 

Tony  H'liler 

Lutlrcll  of  Arran.     I'art  I 

Lutticll  of  Arian.     I'art  II 

I'-uil  (losslelt's  Confessions 

One  of  Them.     First  half 

One  of  Them,     Second  half 

Sir  Hrook  FossbrooKe.     I'artl 

Sir  llrook  Fossbrooke.     I'art  II 

The  Urandeiu'lis  of  iiisliop's  Folly. . . . 
The  Dodd  I'.iinily  Abroad.  First  half 
The    Dodd  Fainilv  Abroad.     Second 

half '. 

HoriiccTemplcton 

Uol.iiid  Casliel.     First  half 

Hohind  (  Msliel.     Second  half 


Fi 


J337  Westward.   Ho 

1237   Westward.   Ho!     Second  half. . 

1248  .\lton  Locke,  Tailor  anil  I'oet.. 


20 
Fust  half 20 


20 


....  10 
....  10 
....   20 

LADY 


W.  II.  C.  KINGSTON'S  WOliKS. 

20(  The  Young  Lhiuero 

81.">  Twice  Lost 

1104  Tiic  Sonlh  Sea  Whaler 

WOUKS   I!Y  THE   AFTHOli  OI' 
ItlliD'S   I'ENriENCE." 

1113  A  Willful  Woiinin.--Ladv  bird's  Pen! 
tciiec. — Her  Own  Deception. — "  Wo 
Kissed    Again,    wilh   Tears"     (four       I 
eompleli'  novels  in  one  nuinbci  j. ...  10 

1425  His  Wcdd.d  Wife 30 

MAY  LAFFAN'S  WOliKS.  ■ 
603  Flillers,  Tailers,  and  the  Coun.sellor. .   10 

739  Christy  Ciri-w 20 

"763  No  lielalioiis.     From   the   French   of 

Hector  Malol 20 

1100  Weeds 10 

IVri  Hogan.  M.P 20 

1185  The  Honorable  Mis,s  Ferniid 20 

OEOUGE  LAWUENCE'S  WOUKS. 

son  Gov  Livint-'stone 7 10 

8(10  Sword  and  Gown 10 

1423  H.i-arenc 20 

1435  llrakcs|>cari' 20 

HOLME  LEE'S  WOUKS. 

JK  Knlharinc'a  Trial ."T 10 

flu  The  Heauliful  .Miss  Harrington 20 

MAIiOAliET  LUES  M'OKKS. 

8.54  A  Celebrated  Case 10 

9.58  Nellie 20 

102-1  Liz/.ie  Adriance 20 

1087  The  .MLssing  .Marriage  Certificate 10 

MUS.  LEITII  ADAMS'  WOUKS. 

914  Winslowe 20 

863  Oeorgiirs  Wooer 10 

Wa  My  Ud(1  of  Ueul«h 10 


MUS.  E.  LYNN  LINTON'S  WOUKS. 

1(11  The  World  Well  Lost 20 

503  ( )ur  Professor W 

991  .My  Love 20 

1071  Todhunters'  at  Loaain'  Head 10 

1!85  Under  Which  Lord'? W 

L,  W.  .M.  LOCKHAIiT'S  WOUKS. 

37ij  Mine  is  Tiiine 20 

1211  Fair  10  See t.  20 

SAMIKL  LOVEU'S  WOUKS. 

83  Ilandv  Andy 20 

(>(!  Itorv'oMore 20 

123  Irisl'i   l.cirends 10 

l.-|S  He  Would  be  a  Gentleman 20 

293    Tom  Crosbie 10 

SIU  i:    UUI.WEU  LYITON'S  WOliKS 

(1   Tiic  Last  Days  of  Pompeii 20 

.187  Zanoni 20 

(iHU  Pilurims  of  (he  lihinc 10 

714   Leila;  or,  Tlic  Sieire  of  Gren.ada 10 

7S1   Hi.  n/.i.  The  L;ist  of  Ihe  Tribunes 20 

9,"m  Eugene  .\rain 20 

979  Kniest  M.dlravers 20 

1001   Alice;  or.  The  Mysteries 20 

1001    Ihe  Ca.Mons 20 

10S9  ,Mv  Novel,      First  half .   20 

IO.S0  My  Novel      .•Second  half 20 

1205  Kenelm   CI  illingly:     His  Adventures 

and  ( >pin ions 20 

1310  Pelliam;  or.  The  Advcnturcs  of  a  Gen- 
tleman   20 

WOUKS  HY  THE  AITIIOH  OF  ■'MABEL'S 

I'HO(;liESS," 
1403  The  Sacristan's  Household:  A  Blorv  of 

I.ippe  DelMiold .'.. .  20 

1417  .MalK Is  Progress 30 

T.  H,  MACAl'LAY'S  WOliKS. 
926  Till'  Lays  of  .\ncienl  Uomc,  and  Other 

Poems 10 


97(1  Historv  of  England.  Pari  1 

070  History  of  England,  I'art  II 

97(1  History  of  England.  Pari  HI... 

970  Hisiorv  of  EoL'land.  Part  IV..., 

97(1  llis'orv  of  EoL'land.  Pari  V  , . . 

97(1  Hisiorv  of  Enirland.  I'art  VI. . . 

970  Hisiorv  of  England.  Part  VII,. 

07(1  History  of  Encland.  Part  VIII. 

970  Hisloiv  of  Encland.  Part  IX,    . 

970  llistoiy  of  En.i;land.  Pari  X 20 

GEOUGH  MACDONALD'S  WOUKS. 

4.55  Paul  Fuller,  Surireon 20 

4!n  SirOibbie 20 

.595  Tlie  Annals  of  a  Quiet  Noighborliood  20 

606  The  Seaboard  Parish 30 


827 

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938 
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Thomas  WIngfold.  Curate. 

The  Villi  s  Daiigliler.,,  . ... 

David  Eii;iiibrod 

St,  Geoiue  and  Si,  .Michael. 
.\lec  Foibcs  of  llowgleu. 


99 

20 

29 

20 

20 

Malcolm '. 20 

.Mary  Matslon 20 

Guild  Court.     A  London  tilory 20 

The  ,Mari|uis  of  l.ossie 20 

Hoberl  Faleoner 30 

I  asile  Warlock:  A  Homely  Ut.niaiice.  20 


KATIIAIilNE  8.  MACQl'OID'S  WOUKS. 

478  Pally 20 

488  The  AwakeiiiiiK 10 

h;)3  lle.-ler  Kirion 30 

100(1  Heside  the  liiver 20 

1195  Esau   I!unswii.k 30 

12T0  Luile  Filiiie.  and  Oiher  Tales 10 

1295  Poor  liogiT,  and  Olher  Tales 10 

13TM  .Mrs.  Strelliiii's  Friend. and  Olliir  Tales  10 

WOliKS    1!Y   THE   AITIIOH   OF    "  MAU- 
GAHET   AND   IIEH  liUIDESMAIDS." 

1372  The  Queen  of  IheConnlv 20 

1315  .Alargaiet  anil  Her  Hridesmaids 20 

E,  MAIiLITT'S  WOUKS. 

The  Princess  of  the  .Moor 20 

The  Coiiii!ess  (jlsela 20 

In  the  Seliilliiiiiscoiirt 20 

Tlie  Second  Wife 20 

In  the  Couni'loi's  House 20 


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522 
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192 
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The  liailill's  Maid,.. 

Old  Jlnmselle's  Secret 

CAPTAIN  MAIiUYATS  WOUKS. 

The  Sea  King 

The  Privateersman 

Masternian  lieady 

Halllin,  the  liecfiT 

Mr.  Miilshipninn  Easy 

Tiic  Kin :;'sGwn 

The  Phanloni  Ship 

Frank  Mililinny 

N-wton  Forster 

Japbct  ill  Seaiili  of  a  Father 

The  Pacha  of  Many  Tides ,       , . 

Pcrci/al  Keene 

The  Liltle  Savage 


30 

30 


..  10 

..  10 

..  10 

..  10 

..  10 

..  10 

..  10 

..  10 

..  10 

.,  30 

..  10 

..  10 

..  10 

The  Three  Cullers 10 

Settlers  in  Cnnaila - 10 

Tile  Children  of  the  New  Forest 10 

Jacob  Fiiitliful 10 

Snarlevvow,  the  Dog  Fiend 10 

Poor  .Lick 10 

Peter  Simple 20 

The  .Mission ;  or.  Scenes  in  Africa  ....  30 

The  Poacher 20 

Valerie 30 


'LOTiENCE  .MAliUYAT'S  WOUKS. 

The  Girls  of  Fevei.shani 

PelronrI 

"  No  I  litem  ions" 

The  Poison  of  Asp? 

'•  My  Own  Child" 

Her  Lord  and  .Master 

.\  Lucky  Disiippoinlnient 

Wriilenin  Fire 


AoL' 


...  10 
....  20 
....  30 

...  10 
....  10 
....  10 
....  10 
....  SO 
....  20 
....  20 
....  20 
....  10 
....  10 
....  20 
....  20 
....  30 
....  10 
....  30 
Pliyliiihi,     A  Life  Drama 80 

EMMA   MAHSHALL'S  WOliKS. 

Mrs,  .Mainwaring's  Journal VO' 

Lady  .Mice;  or.  Two  Sides  of  a  Pict-ure  20 

HELEN  11,  MATHEliS'  WORkS. 

Cherry  Uipc 30 

Comin'  Thro'  llic  liyc ; 20 


.\  Harvest  of  Wild  Oats 

The  Root  of  All  Evil 

.\  ^^lar  mid  a  Heart 

Out  of  His  liei  koning 

The  Fair  Ihiired  Alda 

Love's  Conlliel 

With  Cupid's  Eyes 

A  Liltle  Stepson 

Mv  Si-ler  the  .\ctress 


Land  o'  the  I.ial. 

.•\s  He  Comes  l'|>  the  Stair 

Jly  Lady  Green  Sleeves,.! 

JISTIN  MCCARTHY'S  WORKS. 

Donna  Quixote 

PaulMassie 

A  History  of  Our  Own  Times.   Part  I. . 
A  History.  fOtir  Own  Times.   PartU. 

Many  of  Greysparkie 10 

The  Comet  ot  a  Season 20 

Dear  Lady  Disdain SQ 

Misa  MisautUiope 9t 


10 
10 
30 


30 
30 
30 
30 


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THE  SEASIDE  IJBRARY.— list  of  Authors. 


M 


L.  T.  MEADE'S  WORKS. 

80a  DavUrs  Llltlo  Liid 10 

450  "  Water  Oipslcs  " 10 

H«3  "A  Uandof  Three" 10 

RICHAUD  METTEIlNICirS  \Vl)HK8. 
87R  Memoirs  of  I'lincoMctlcniicli.  Parti..  30 
»7S  Mfiiioiisof  I'rinc»Meiloriiicli.  I'lirtU.   8« 
975  Memoirs  of  Prince  Mcltcrnlcli.  Purtlll  20 
»78  Memoirs  of  VrlncoMellemieli.  l-url  IV  80 

MK8.  MOLESWOUTirS  WORKS. 

418  nnlliercoiirt 20 

815  Mi«8  IJouvorie 80 

FLORENCE  MONTGOMERY'S  WORKS. 

885  Scafortli 10 

1008  Tlirown  Togullier 80 

WORKS  UY  THE  AUTHOR  OF  "MADE 
MOISEM.E  MORI. " 

1823  Noblcsso  Oblige 90 

1892  Demise 'JO 

1403  MadcinoiHcllr  Mori:  A  Tale  of  Modern 

Home.     First  liiilf 20 

1402  JIademoiselle  Mori :  A  Tale  of  Modern 

Home.     8ccoiid  half 20 

MISS  MULOCK'S  WORKS. 

8  John  Halifax,  Oeotlemnn 10 

460  John  Halifax,  Uentlcman  (large  type).  20 

77  Mistress  ami  Maid 10 

81  Christian's  Miatalio 10 

88  My  Mother  and  1 10 

88  The  Two  Marriages 10 

91  The  Woman's  Kingdcyn 20 

101  ANolile  Life 10 

103  A  Hrave  Ladv 20 

181  A  Life  for  a  Life 20 

130  Sermons  Out  of  Church 10 

la-)  Agatlia's  Husband 20 

148  Tiiellead  of  the  Family 20 

227  Hannah 10 

240  The  Laurel  Hush 10 

291  Olive 20 

204  TheOgiivies 2(1 

814  Nothing  New 10 

880  A  Hero 10 

830  A  Low  Marriage 10 

457  The  La.st  of  tlic  Hulhvens,  and  The 

SclfScer 10 

480  Avillion;  or,  The  Happy  Isles 10 

626  Yoiinp  Mrs.  .lard  ine 10 

628  M.itlieiless (Translated  by  .MissMulock)  10 

753  Tlio  Italian's  Daughter 10 

773  Tiie  Two  Homes 10 

804  A  Bride's  Tragedy 10 

8'^  ALegarv 20 

SM  The  rialf  Caste 10 

880  Miss  Letly's  Ex|K'rieuccs 10 

945  Studies  from  Life 10 

964  His  Little  .Motiicr,  and  Otiier  Tales. . .   10 
978  A  W(mian's  Thongiits  Alionl  Women .   10 
lO-iO  Twenty  Years  Ago.    A  Hook  for  Girls. 

(Edited  by  Miss  Mulocli) 10 

1261  PlaiuS|K'aUing 10 

HON.  CHARLES  AIGIHTUS  MURRAY'S 
WORKS. 

J252  Tlie  Prairie  liird.     First  lialf 20 

1853  Tlic  Prairie  llird.     Second  half 20 

DAVID  CHRISTIE  MUURAY'S  WORK.S. 

1156  .loseph's  Coat '."O 

1S54  A  Model  Father 10 

1486  Hearts;  Queen,  Knave,  and  Deuce...   20 

E.  C.  GRENVILLE  MURRAY'S  C'TROIS 
ETOILES")  WORKS. 

B07  Tlie  Member  for  Paris 20 

1003  Tiie  Itoudoir  Cabal.     I'arl  1 20 

1003  The  Roudoir  Cabal.     I'art  II 20 

1003  Side- Lights  on  Englisii  Society 30 

1258  Young  Hrown;  or,  Tlie  Law  of  Inlier- 

itauce 20 

1268' Natty;  or,  Five  Years  in  a  Convent..   10 

Imks.  c.  ,i.  newdy's  works. 

886  Siiosliinc  and  Siiadow 10 

841  OnlyTemper 10 

MRS.  NEWMAN'S  WORKS. 

267  The  Last  of  the  Haddons 10 

1053  With  Costs 20 

1406  Jean 20 

Too  Late 20 

LADY  AUGUSTA  NOEL'S  AV0RK8. 

996  From  Generation  'o  Generation 20 

1»8  Owen  Gwynne'8  Great  Work 10 

W.  E.  NORRIS'  WORKS. 

698  Mademoiselle  ue  Mcrsac 80 

707  Heaps  of  Money 80 

lOOS  Mttrimnny » 


F.  E.  M.  NOTLEY'S  WORKR 

9n9  Olive  Varcoc 90 

1078  The  Liiek  of  the  Lynwooda 20 

1383  Red   Riding-Hood 80 


136 
810 
391 

453 
475 
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543 
5»6 
651 
665 
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775 
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875 

881 

910 

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1315 

1310 

13116 

1407 


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211 

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279 

281 

334 

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870 

386 

889 

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MRS.  OLIPHANT'S  WORKS. 

Katie  Stewart 

Young  Musgrave 

The  Priniroso  Path 

An  (hid  Couple 

Heart  and  Cross 

A  lU'leaguerrcl  City 

For  Love  and  liifo 


Squire  Arden 

The  Storv  of  Valentine  and  His  Brother 

Caleb  Field 

Madonna  Mary 

The  Fugitives 

Tiie  Greatest  Heiress  in  England 

Earthlmund 

The  Queen  (lilustralcd) 

Or|ihans 

PlicelM-,  Junior.     A  Last  Chronicle  of 

Carlingford 

No.  3  Grove  Road 

Ho  That  Will  Not  When  He  May  .... 
M 


lay. 

Miss  Maijoribanks. 
Miss  Mnrjoribanks. 

Harry  Joscelyn 

Carita 

In  Trust 

Tiie  Hrownlows 

Ladv  Jane 

WliileladicK 

A  Rose  in  June. . . . 


Part  I.. 
Part  11. 


"OUID.VS"  WORKS. 
Grnnvillo  dc  Yignc;  or.  Held  in  Rnnd 

age 

Under  Two  Flags 

In  a  Winter  City 

SIratliinorc 

Ciiandos 

Rebw;  or.  Two  Little  Wooden  Shoes. . 

Folic  Farine 

Ariadne — The  Story  of  a  Dream 

Heatricc  Bovlile 

Handolpli  Gordon 

Ijiltie  (Iriind  and  the  Marchioneas 

Tricotrin 

Cecil  Castlemaine's  Gage 

A  Leaf  in  tlie  Storm,  and  Other  Tales 

Lady  Maniboiit's  Troubles 

Puck 

Friendship 


el. 


Signa 

Idiilia 

\  Hero's  Reward. . . . 

Umilta 

Moths 

Plpisti^Olo 

Findelkiiid 

A  Village  Commune. 

The  Little  Earl 

In    Alaienima 

liiinbi 


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20 
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602 

646 

687 

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FRANCES  MARY    PEAROS  WORKS. 

642  (Jartouclie 20 

966  Mother  Molly 10 

1258  Culle  and  town 80 


LOUISA  PARRS  WORKa 

3H7  Dorothy  Fo.x 20 

648  .lolin  Thompson,  Illocklicad 30 

HXi  Adam  and  Eve 30 

1434  Robin U) 

JAMES  PAYN'S  WORKS. 

What  He  Cost  Her 10 

Uy  Proxy 20 

Halves 10 

Less  lllaek  Tiian  We're  Painted 20 

Found  Dead 10 

(Jwendoliiie'a  Harvest 20 

A  lleggnr  nn  Horseback 10  I 

One  of  the  Family 20 

At  llerMercv 20 

Under  One  lloof  (Illustrated) 20 

Lost  Sir  Ma.sKingl>erd 10 

Married  Denrath  Him 20 

Fallen  Fortunes 20 

A  Confldential  Agent 20 

From  Exile 20 

Tlie  {'lyfTanls  of  ClylTe 20 

A  Grape  from  a  Thorn 20 

High  Snirils.     Part  1 10 

High  Spirits.     I'art  II 10 

For  Cash  Only 20 


ELLEN  PICKERING'S  WORKa 

801  The  Grumbler M 

1887  Nan  Darrell;  or,  The  Gypsy  Mother..  2t 

MISS  JANE  PORTER'S  WORKS. 

1037  Thiiddeusof  Warsaw 80 

1333  The  Scoltisli  Chiefs.     First  Uttlf 80 

1233  Tiie  Scotllsii  Chiefs.     Second  half SO 

E,  fiianc;es  poynter's  works. 

1039  Among  tiie  Hills 80 

10.')3  My  Little  Lady 8* 

MATTIE  E.  RANDALLS  WORKS. 

821  .Married  in  Secret 10 

1051  CousinChira 20 

1380  Plaving  With  Edged  Tools;  or,  Dolly'i 

Experiment If 

MRS.  RANDOLPHS  WORKS. 

1310  Wild  Hyaelnib SO 

1317  Little  Pansy 80 

1335  Irii^ 80 

CHAHLES  READE'S  WORKS. 

4  A  Woman  Hiiler 20 

19  A  Terrible  Temptation lO 

21  Foul  Play 80 

24  ••  It  is  Nev(  r  Too  Laic  to  Mend  ".....  20 

31  Love  Mo  Little,  Lovo  Me  Long 20 

84  A  Simpleton 10 

41   White  Lies 80 

78  (iriililli  Gaunt 20 

86  Put  Yourself  in  His  Place 20 

112  Very  Hard  Cash 80 

20:<  The  CloMer  and  the  Hearth 20 

237  The  Wandering  Heir 10 

246  Peg  Wofllnglon 10 

270  The  Jilt 10 

371  Chiislie  Johnstone 10 

536  Jack  of  all  Trades 10 

1304  Clouds  and  Sunshine 10 

V.Vi-i  Tlie  Kniglitsbridge  Mystery 10 

1390  Siiigleheart  and  Iloublefacr.     A  Mat- 

ter-of-Fact  Romance II 

REV.  A.  REED'S  WORKS. 
980  Ida  Vane.    A  Tale  of  the  Rcatoration.  20 
1050  Alice  Bridge  of  Norwich 20 

PAUL  DE  REMUSAT'S  WORKS. 
607  Memoirs    of    .Madame    do    Remusat. 

I'.ut  1 10 

697  Memoirs    of    Madame    de    Remusat. 

Part  II 10 

607  ticmoirs   of   Madame   do    Remusat. 

Part  III 10 

1042  The  Letters  ef  .Madame  dc  Remusat. 

Part  1 20 

1043  The  Letters  of  .M.idaine  de  Remusat 

Part  II 20 

MRS.  J.  II.  RIDDELL'S  WORKS. 
429  The   Disappearance  of  Mr.   Jeremiah 

ll-ilworth 16 

445  Miciiael  Garcnive's  Harvest 10 

.Vh')  Above  Suspicion 20 

847  Her  .Mother's  Darling 80 

1033  The  .Mvslerv  in  Palace  Gardens 80 

1160  Tlie  Senior  Partner 90 

litOO  A  l.ife',s  Assi/e 20 

1336  Tlie  Ran-  for  Wealth 80 

IlKlll  Maxwell  Drewitt 80 

13tri  I'lieune  Keller 80 

1427  Till'  Prince  of  Wales'*  Garden-Party, 

and  Other  Stories 10 

•RITA'S"  WORKS. 

749  Daphne 20 

844  My  '■'"'y  Co(|uettc 80 

i;03  Fraaoletta 80 

1173  .Vdrieniie:  A  Story  of  French  Life 10 

1410  Fausline 80 

F.   AV.   ROBINSON'S  WORKS. 

281  Poor  Zeph 10 

»I8  Little  Kate  Kirby 20 

414  Honiance  of ,".  Back  Street 10 

4Kt  Coward  Conscience 20 

4N4  Her  Face  Was  Her  Fortune 20 

,M0  A  Girl's  Honiance 10 

573  The  Bar  Maiil  of  Battlctou 10 

757  Second-fciisiii  Sarah ^80 

7«)  Oihello  the  Stcond ^10 

777  Sweet  Nineteen 20 

810  Onindmolher's  Money 80 

912  One  and  Twenty 80 

928  The  Head  Waiter 10 

10:I5  Women  are  Strange 10 

1046  The  Woman  Who  Saved  Him 10 

1077  Tiie  Black  .Speck 10 

1312  Stern  Necessity 90 

1325  No  Mans  Frleiiil 89 

1366  (larry'sConfcseion 90 

1420  Asl^ngaa  She  IJvcd M 


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988  QulW  T 
1870  CroMUiii 

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«80  The  Wi 
848  A  Sailo 
1084  An  Oce 
1889  Tlie  " 

1878  M^r^W 

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DORA  RUSSELL'S  WORKS. 

085  Quito  True 20 

187U  Crawun'a  Widow 30 

W.  CLARK  RUSSELL'S  WORKa 

S80  The  Wreck  of  tlio  "  Grosveuor  ' 10 

848  A  Sailor's  Hwufllifiirt 20 

10U4  Ka  Uceuii  Frvv  Lanco 30 

1330  The  Wrsck  of  lUc  "Orosvcnor"  (largo 

type) 20 

1878  My   Watcli   llcluw;    or,   Yarnn   Spun 

WlifiK^ir  Duly 20 

1381  Aiild  LaiiKHviie 10 

Tbo  "  LuiTy  Maud  ":  SchooniT  YacUl.  20 

JOHN  SAUNDERS'  WORKa 

764  Israel  Mort,  Ovvrnmu 20 

782  Bound  to  the  Wheel 20  i 

802  The  I'lague  Stone  of  Aberford 10  | 

1188  Abel  Drake's  Wife 10 

MICHAEL  SCOTTS  WORKS.  ! 

1887  The  CrulHC  of  the  Mld),'e.     First  half. .  20 
1887  The  Cruixe  of  tliu  Midye.    Sccuiid  half  20  i 

SIR  WALTER  SCOTT'S  WORKa         j 

80  Ivanhoc 20 

188  Kenilworth  20 

■  196  Heart  of  Mid  Lothian 20 

1593  The  Talisman 20 

723  Ouy  .Maniieriug 20 

«37  Wavorlcy 20 

«20  Rob  Roy 20 

1007  Qucntin  Durward 20 

1083  Count  Robert  of  Paris 20 

1375  Old  Mortality 20 

1838  The  Antiijuary 20, 

1899  The  Pirate 30 

J.   n.   SHORTUOUSE'S  WORKa  I 

1839  John  InKlei>niit.     A  lionmneo 20  ' 

1876  Two     Novclellea.— I.     The     Slarquis 

Jeanne  Ilyacinlb  dc  St.  I'niaye.     II. 
The  Baroness  Helena  von  Saarfcid . .  10 

IIAWLEY  SMART'S  WORKS.  j 

087  Belles  and  Ringers 

1410  A  Race  For  a  Wife 


J.  F.  SMITH'S  WORKa 

874  Woman  and  Her  Master 

888  Fred    Vernon;    or,    The    Victim   of 

Avarice 

074  Minnie  Grey 

684  Qua  Howard 

1203  Ellen  De  Vere;  or.  The  Way  of  the 

Will 

1313  Ilnrry  Ashton;   or,  The  Will  and  the 

Way 

1360  Bella   Trelawney ;    or,   Time   Works 

Wonders 

1884  Harold  Tracy ;  or,  Phases  of  Life. 
IZ6J  The  Virgin  Queen;  or.  The  Romance 

of  Royally 

^        Fair  Rosauiond 

CIIAS.  H.  SPUROEON'S  WORKa 

698  John  PloUK'hmnn's  Talk 

643  John  Ploughman's  Pictures  (89      us- 
tralioDs) 


IIESBA  STRETTON'S  WORKa 

631  Bede's  Chanty 10 

030  In  Prison  and  Out 10  | 

779  Hester  Morlcv's  Promise 20 

lOS.'S  AThornyPa'th 10  1 

1100  Cobwelis  and  Cables 10 

1107  The  Klim'a  Servants 10' 

1885  The  Lord's  Pursebearers 10  : 

EUGENE  SUE'S  WORKa  | 

129  Tbo  WaiidiriiiR  Jew.     First  half 20 

129  The  Wandirliiij  Jew.     Scrond  half. . .  20 

205  The  Mysteries  of  Paris.      First  Imlf . . .  20 

805  The  Mysteries  of  Paris.     Second  half.  20 

800  De  Rohan ;  or.  The  Court  Conspirator.  20 

83.5  Arthur 20 

1080  The  Commander  of  .Malta 20 

ELIZA  TABORS  Wr  RKS. 

477  Jeanie's  Quiet  Life 

OA  Hope  MeredUh 

067  Little  Miss  Primroae 

797  St.  OUve's 

865  The  Blue  Ribbon 


REV.  T.  DkWITT  TALMAGE'S  SERMON 

438  Vol.  I..  Nicht  Side  of  New  York 

428  Vol.  II..  The  Jordanic  Passage,    and 

other  Sermons 

498  Vol.  III.,  "  The  Day  Dawo,"aDd  other 

Stnnoii*. 


20 
20 
20 
20 
20 

S. 
10 

10 

10 


BARONESS  TAUTPIKEUB'  WORKS. 

517  Quits 20 

6'W  'I  ho  Initials 20 

67(1  Cyrilla 20 

603  At  Odds 80 

MISS  THACKERAY'S  WORKS. 

.'i:)8  The  Village  on  the  Clill 10 

3.')1  The  Slnry  of  Eli/.ubelii 10 

832  Out  of  the  World 10 

8:i8  From  nn  Island 10 

8«1>  Sola 10 

UI3  Fina's  AunI 10 

1031  Old  Kensington 80 

100.J  iladame  de  Svvigne lb 

WJI.  M.  THACKERAY'S  WORKS. 

659  Vanity  Fair .•. 20 

670  Lovel,  tbo  Widower 10 

680  Denis  Duval 10 

Wi  Hi'urv  Esmond 20 

613  The  Newroines.     Part  1 20 

B13  The  Newcomes.     Part  H 20 

tl'24  Tliu  Great  lloggarty  Diamond 10 

«:i8  IVudennis.     Part  1 30 

038  Pcndennis.     Part  II   30 

648  Thu  Virginians.     Parti 20 

648  The  Virginians.     Part  11 20 

am  Advcntiiresof  Philip.     Part  1 20 

«0U  Adventures  of  Philip.     Part  II 20 

1»U1  Barry  Lyndon 10 

Culhariue 20 

WORKS  BY  THE  AUTHOR  OF  "THE 
BATTLE  OF  DORKING." 

1084  The  Privalo  Secretary 20 

1118  The  Dilemma 20 

ANNIE  THOMAS'  WOHKa 

303  '"Ho  Cometh  Not,"  She  Said " 10 

500  The  Two  Widows 10 

677  Playing  for  High  Slakes 20 

1314  Our  Set:   A  Cotleclion  of  Stories 10 

1329  A  Mv^lery,  and  Other  Stories 10 

1488  Allerlon 'rowers 20 

Best  for  Her 20 

ANTHONY  TROLLOPES  WORKS. 

13  The  .Vnierlcan  Senator 20 

399  TlieLady  of  Launay 10 

.530  Sir  Harry  Hotspur  of  Humblethwaite.  20 

631  John  Caldigate 10 

601  Cousin  Henry 10 

788  The  Duke's  Ciiildien 20 

870  An  Eye  for  an  Eye 10 

010  Dr.  Wortle's  School 10 

944  JILss  Mackenzie 20 

1047  Ayala's  Angel 20 

lOUO  Barcbester  Towers 20 

I'Jttl  PIdneas  J'inn.     Parti 20 

van  Phiiicas  Finn.     Part  11 20 

!'2(K1  Doctor  Tlioine.     First  half 20 

12  III  Doctor  Thorne.     Second  half 20 

1217  Lady  Anna 20 

12.M  Tiie  Fixed  Period 10 

1283  Why    Frau    Frohmann    Raised    Her 

Prices,  and  Other  Stories 10 

12»3  Marion  Fay 20 

1300  The  Struggles  of  Brown,  Jones  &  Rob- 
inson   20 

1318  <  Irlev  Farm.     First  half 30 

1;11H  Oiky  Farm.     Second  half 20 

r.UH  The  Bclton  Estate 20 

1419  Kept  in  the  Dark 10 

I'hineas  Iteini.x.     Parti 20 

Phimas  Redux.     Part  II 20 

IVAN  TUUGENIEFFS  WORKa 

1207  Puniu  and  Bahwin 10 

1310  A  Daughter  of  Russia 10 

WORKS  BY   THE   AUTHOR  OF 
"UNAWARES." 
1222  Unawares:  A  Story  of  an  Old  French 

Town 10 

1268  The  Rose  Garden 30 

WORKS  BY  TIIE  AUTHOR  OF  "VERA." 

504  Bliu;  Roses 20 

UTii  The  Hotel  du  Petit  St.  Jean 20 

1181  Vera 20 

JULES  VERNE'S  WORKa 

5  The  Black  Indies 10 

1«  Tlic  Enulish  at  the  North  Pole 10 

43  Hector  Servndac 10 

57  The  Castaways;  or,  A  Vcyago  Round 

the  World— South  .\merica 10 

60  Tlie  Castaways;  or,  .\  Voyage  Round 

the  World— Australia 10 

64  The  Castaways;  or.  A  Voyage  Round 

the  World— New  Zealand 10 

68  Five  Weeks  in  a  Balloon 10 


Meridlana,  and  Xlic  Blockade  UuoneTi 

75   Tlio  Fur  Country.     Part  I 10 

7.1   The  Fur  Country.     Part  II 10 

84  20,(HH)  Leagues  Uinkr  tljc  Seas 10 

87  A  Journey  to  the  (,'enlre  of  tlie  Earth.  10 
1)0  The  .Mysterious  Island— Dropped  from 

the  Clouds 10 

98  The  .Mystiriouslsland-Tlic  Abandoned  10 
97  The  .Alysterloua  l.sland— The  Secret  of 

the  Island 10 

(H)  Froiii  the  Earth  to  the  Moon 10 

111    A   I  Miir  <.f  the  World  in  Eighty  Days.  10 

131   .Micl.ail  Strogoft 10 

1092  .Michael  Strogoll (largo  ty|)c,  illustiatetl 

edition) 20 

414  Dick   Sand;    or,   Captain  at  Fifteen. 

Part  1 10 

414  Dick   Sand;    or,   Captain  at  Fifteen. 

Part  II 10 

WO  Great  Voyages  am"  '''•oat  Navigators. 

Part  I 10 

40)  Gri'at  Voyages  aau  '  <vigators. 

Part  II 10 

406  Great  Voyages  and  Great  Navigators. 

Part  HI 80 

605  The  Field  of  Ice.   (Illustrated) 10 

510  Tue  Pearl  of  Lima 10 

6'20  Round  the  .M(jou  (lllustraled) 10 

63-t  Tbo  .'iilO  Millions  of  llic  Begum 10 

647  Ttibulations  of  a  Cljlnaman 10 

673  Dr.  Ox's  Experinidit 10 

710  Survivors  of  the  Chnucellor 10 

818  The  Steam  House;  or,  A  Trip  Across 

Northern  India.     Part  I 10 

818  The  Slcani  House;  or,  A  Trip  Across 

Nortlieru  India.     Part  II 10 

1043  The  Jangnda;  or,  Eight  Hundred 

Leagues  over  the  Amazon.     Part  I.  10 
1043  The  Jangada;  or,  Eight  Hundred 

Leagues  over  the  Amazon.    Part  IL  10 

WILHELMINE  VON  IlILLERN  S  WORK& 

675  The  Vulture  Maiden 10 

850  The  Hour  Will  Come 20 

L.  B.  WALFORD'8  WORKa 

116  Paulino 10 

5.'i4  Cousins 80 

805  Troublesome  Daughters 80 

817  Mr.  Smith 80 

1134  DickNetbcrby 10 

SASIUEL  WARREN'S  WORKS. 
871  The  Diary  of  a  Physician.  First  half. ..   30 
271  TheDiary  of  a  Physician.  Second  half.  80 

274  Ten  Thousand  a  Year.     First  half 20 

274  Ten  Thousand  a  Year.     Second  half..  80 


O. 
1063 
1001 
1141 
1'238 
1343 
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J.  WIIYTE  MELVILLE'S  WORKS. 

Knlcrfelto 10 

Digby  Grand 20 

Hosiiie 30 

Good  for  Nothing 20 

Contraband;  or.  A  Losing  Hazard. .. .  20 
Sister  Louise ;  or,  The  Story  of  a  Wom- 
an's Ri'iicnlance 20 

Kate   Cinentry.      An  Autobiography. 
(Edited  by  0.  J.  WhyleMelville)...  10 

VIOLET   WHYTES  WORKa 

The  Old  Love  or  the  New 20 

CJrace  Flemyng's  Husband 10 

A  Wavering  Image 10 

The   Broken   Sixpence.— Brown  Eyes 
or  Blue?—"  What  Will  Ethel  Say?" 
(three  complete  novels  in  one  uumbcr;^  10 
Nell's  Story 20 

SIRa    HENRY   WOOD'S  WORKS. 

East  Lynue 10 

East  Lynne (in  larger  type) SO 

Lndv  Adelaide's  (jatli 20 


The  .Mystery 10 

The  MysterV  (large  type  edition). . . , . .  30 

The  Heir  to'  Ashley 10 

A  Life's  Secret 10/' 

The  I.osI  Bank  Note pi 

Dene  Hollow »-:  20 

The  Nobleman's  Wife lO 

Castle  Wafer,  and  Henry  Arkell..'. . ..   10 

liessv  Kane i 30 

Hnpert  Hall 10 

Veruer's  Pride , 20 

Mrs.  llallilinrlon's  Trouble*. 30 

The  .Master  of  Grcylands 20 

Within  the  Maze 30 

S(iuiic  Trevlyn's  Heir 20 

The  Haiinteil  Tower 10 

George  Canterbury's  Will SO 

Lord  Oakhiirn's  Daughters. 20 

The  Cbannings 20 

Roland  Yorke 20 


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898  The  Slimlow  of  Aslilyilyal 

MO  KIsltT's  Folly 

8ft7  Itol  ('"url  l''Krin 

8««  Oswald  I'liiv 

87a  SI.  Marl!,nVKvc '.. 

44H  I'omLroy  Al)l)«y 

487  Eillim ' 

6()8  Orvillu  (olIcL'c! 

914  .loliuiiv  l.iiiiriiw.     I'lirt  I 

014  .l»linn'y  Ludlow.     I'lirt  II 

W>1  A  Talc  of  Sill 

1076  Aiiiic;  or,  The  Doclor'B  Diiugliter 

1004  Kosc  I,od«o 

1117  Lost  ill  liiu  INml,  Hiid  Oilier  TuIum 

IXiH  Holicrl   AbIiIoh'h   Wedding   Day.  mid 

Ollur  Tulin 10 

1186  Court  Nelherlulgli 20 

EOMVNI)  YATES  WORKS. 

1181  Gfilnjf  to  lli(!  Had 

ItiMuiDg  llio  Uatitillct 

CHARLOTTE  M.   YONGE'S  \VORKS. 

ITi  Mngniiin  liouuin;  or,  Mother  Caroy^ 

Unxxl 20 

tlOO  Laily  lleslcr;  or.  L'lsula'.s  Narrnlivc.   10! 

12«7  The  llcirof  Rcdclvllo.     First  half. .. .   20 

1887  The  Heir  of  Redely  Ite.     Second  half . .  20 

1811  Unknown  to  llislory:   A  Storv  of  the 

Caplivily  of  .Mary  of  Sootlaiid 20 

1345  HearlKcase;    or,  The  llrollurs   Wife. 

First  half 20 

1345  Ileiirisease;    or.   The   Brolhcr'a  Wife. 

Second  half 80 

1863  The  OalsvChnhi;  or,  A.spirations.  First 

half...' 20 

1863  The  DnisvChidn;  or,  AspirationB.  Sec- 
ond ha"lf 20 

Love  and  Life 20 

HEINRICH  ZSCIIOKKE'S  \V0RK8. 

789  The  Di-ad  Ouest 10 

1159  The  Prineess  of   Rrunswlck  -Wolfea- 

hnitel 10 

1171  A  New  Year's  Eve  A<lventuro 10 


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MISCELLANEOUS. 

Marjoric  Rrucc"s  Lovers,  Mary  Patrick 

Pcepo'Oay.  .Idliu  Haniin 

The  Female  .Minister,  Eugene  Lie! 

Ward  or  Wife? 

A    Young    Wife's    Story,     Ilarricttc 

Bowra 

A  Modern  Mini^lcr 

The  Last  Aldiid.  Oeorge  Sand 

The  Swiss  Family  Robluson 

Mailamc  Foiilcnoy 

A  .Jewel  of  a  Oir! 

'.  igndier  Frederick,  ErckmanuCiml- 

lun 

Tlie    Tender    Rccolleclions    of    Irene 

Magilllcuddy 

Piisy  Nicliol,  Lailv  Hardy 

A  True  M.iTi.  .M.  C.  Sliiling 

Vn  :le  Slla.?.  .1.  Sheridan  I.eFanu. 

Til  ongh   Fire  and  'Wiiler.   Frederick 

ialliot 

L<  I  a.  or.  The  Silent  Woman 

,li.    ;l.     A  Novel 

'I'll    Two  Oiplinns 

A  ,''  Lssex  Idyl.  Clementina  lilnck. . . 

Rf'l  'ns{)n  Crusoe,  Daniel  Defoe 

Chii  Iren  of  the  .\l)licy.  K.  M.  Roche. 
'Otf 'it  Thirst  Lnml.  I'arker  Oilmorc. . 

Kuii'ia,  D.  .Mackenzie  Wallace 

Yicr  of  Wakefield,  Oliver  Goldsmith. 

Till  J  I  Mellon.  Kalliarine  King 

Tlij    <llelliwailc.  Susan  Moilev 

Ku);enia  Gran<lel,  IlonorC' de  lial/.ac, . 
Mi.^.  lack   Frances  Eleanor  Trollope. . 

Hicliiel  Scheleui 

!n  li.o  Year  '13,  Frilz  Reuler 

■  Ml  and  Her  Neighbors,  W.  F.  An- 

w 

•  •   '  u.  R.  Hiiinillon  Lane 

>:    iry's  Daugliler,  D'Aulney. . . . 

;>        1  Corpulence,  Itanling 

i.o, ,     .Vllianv  lie  Fonhlanque. . 

■'V^nr  Ui  ;n  Death 

w  Titon  ..'ii'iits.    ' 

.•     '  .I.'  ir.rt  NigiiH. 
\r.l.lnilN%hUi. 


Parti 

Purl  II 

Part  III 

Part  IV 

St  Samuel  W. 


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Lil.      Fair,  PV-r.  "Will'  .i-Mcn  Hair, 

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MMlge,  liy  the  Author  of  "  A  Terrible 

n  islake  " 

CiUnp    Life   and    Sport  In   /uliilaml, 

riiomas  .1.  Lucas 

()^'a.  Louis  Knaiill 

t  Chain  of  Fate,  Eriisl  Fril/. 

.'.illie  Golilii',  Mis.  Sunnier  Hayden. . . 
Ilai'oii  .MiincliauHcn.    Illii.'.liiiled  liy  .\l< 

fled  Ciowipiill 

Caslle  .\voii.  .Mrs.  .Marsh 

.lean's  Desiiiiv.  .Marie  Icliaril 

The  Lover's  Tale.  .Vlfred  Teiiiiyson, ,  , 
.My  Sister's  Keeper,  Laiiiii  M.  Lane... 

Mi'  Queen 

Money,  .liilesTardieii 

Wassail.  I'olonel  ilainley 

Tlie  Zemganno  Ilrolliers,  Kilinond  do 

Goiicourt 

Mrs.  Caudle's  Curlaiu  Lectures,  PuuK- 

tas  .lerrold 

The  Arab  Wife 

llurreii  Honour 

Three  Times  Dead 

The  Sunken  Rock,  George  Ciipplea. , . 
ilehiiid  the  Couiiler,  F.  W.  .'laekhiuder 

Young  MaiiL'ers,  Amlre  Theiiriel 

The  Life  of  P.   P.  Ilarniiin;  Hi-  Strug- 
gles and  Triumphs;  or.  Forty  Years' 

Recolltclions.     Wrilleii  and  lUvised 

by    Himself 

Them  Women,  .Viiiiie  Ellis 

.V  Husband  for  n  Lover 

A  Itundle  of  Lelleis.  Henry  .lames.  .Ir. 
The  Relurn  of  Ihe  Princess,  Jiic(iue8 

Vincent 

The  Irish  Detective,  by  the  Aullior  of 

"Old  Sleulli" 

A  New  Godiva.  Stanley  Hope 

The  Light  of  Asia,  by  Edwin  Arnold, 

and  On  SelfCullure.  by  ,lohn  Stuart 

lllackie 

The  Romance  of  DarkeclilTe  Hall 

Willy   Reillv   and    His   Dear    Colleen 

Hawn,  William  Carlelon 

Sister  Dora.  Margare)  Lonsdale 

The  While  Fields  of  Fiance,  Horatius 

lioiiar.  D.D 

Rosamond  Ford;  or,  The  Rose  of  the 

World 

Charlotte  Temple,  .Mrs.  Rowson 

A   Slmngo  Guest,   by  the  Author  of 

"  Guilty  Witiioul  Crime  " 

Yesterday,  To  Day,    and  Forever.     A 

Poem.     By  Edward   Henry  Uicker- 

sleth.  MA 

Oiiilly  Without  Crime,  by  the  Author 

of  "  A  Strange  Guest  " 

Reata;    or.  What's  in  a  Name,  E.  D. 

Gerard 

Corinne:  A  Story  of  Italy,  Madame  dc 

Stiif'l 

Life  of  His  Royal  Highness  the  Prince 

Con.sorl.  Theodore  Mailin 

Mrs.  .\uslin.  .Marcaret  Vtlcy 

Miss  Litton's  Lovers,  by  the  Author  of 

"  A  Ring  and  n  Rose" 

Lueile.  .'\  Poem.  Owen  Meredilh. .  . 
Lulu's  Novel.     From  the  German  of 

Elisc  Pidko 

Memories  of  .Mv  Exile.  Louis  Kossuth. 

Chronicles  of  S't.  .Mary's,  S.  I),  N 

The  False  Friend.  Edgar  Faweell.... 
Her  Wailing  Heart,  E.  S,  Keniielh. . . 
Life  of  .Mary,  Queen  <>f  Scols,  .Mplionse 

de  l,iimik(,lliie 

Genlle  Elsie    Moore,  Kalic  Maud  St. 

John 

Ronnie  Lesley,  Jlrs.  Herbert  Mirlln.. 
The  Pilgrim's  Prcgress,  .lohn  iSunyan 
Zoe   (.'arvalho;    or.    The   While   Cat, 

Ernest  Warren  

Robert  Burns,  Piincipal  Sliairp 

Gulliver's  Travi'Is.  .lonallian  S.vift . . . 
Carmen :  The  Power  of  Love,  Prosper 

Mirimee 

The  IHlh  Century.  A  Iliitorj'.    Robert 

.Mackenzie 

A  Long  Time  .\go,   .Meta  Orred 

.Tolin  .Milton,  Mark  Patlison 

The  .Maid  of  Florence 

Rose  Tiirr|imnd.  Ellice  Hopkins 

In  the  Clouds,    Sarah  nernharilt 

The  Prodiiral  Daiieliler.  .Mark  Hope.  . 

A  Dreamer.  Katharine  \Vylde 

A  True  Marriaire.  Jjnily  Spender 

Duty,  Samuel  Smiles,  LL.  D 

Rnb  and  His  Friends.  Dr.  .lohn  Ilrown 
Inez  Varian's  Secret.  Hazel  Wood. . . . 
The  Strength    of   Her   Youth,    Sarah 

Doudii«y 

The  Rallet  Dancer's  Husband,  Ernest 

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Fmu-Frou,  from  the  French  of  MM. 

iMeilhac    and    llalevy,   by  Charlotte 

M,  Stanley If 

Pleluri»   from   Ireland,    Terence   Mo- 

(Iriilli 10 

The  Tniiric  Comedians,   Geoigo  MvrO' 

dull... 10 

Hunting  of  the  Snark 10 

Dr.  Antonio,  Rullliii 80 

A  Female  Nihilisl,  EriK'St  Lavigne  ...  80 
The  Colleen  ll.inn;  ur,  the  Collegians, 

Giillln 10 

A  Siraiiue  .Maniage,  Liiigi  Giialdo. . . .  80 

I.M.Iy  11.11,  Sarah  Tyller 20 

Life  of  ili'iijamin  liisrinli 80 

Hack  to  Her  Own,  Mary  E.  .MolTut ...  80 
The  Revlseil  New  Tesliimenl.  anil  the 
Authorized  Version  of  tlie  New  Tes- 
tament, ill  parallel  coluinns,  siije  by 
slue,  (HI  same  paire,  uith  Tisclien- 
dorf's  Notes,    Part  ll,  ccnilaining  the 

Gor  pels 80 

The  Itevised  New  Teslumenl,  and  the 
Authorized  Version  of  the  New  Tes- 
tament, ill  parallel  columns,  side  by 
side,  on  same  ii.iL'e,  with  Tisclien- 
dorCs  Notes.  Part  II..  coiiiaining 
Acts  of  the  Apostles  la  Revelation. .  90 
The  Old    Testament    in    Ihe    .lenish 

Church,  W.  Rolierlson  Smith 80 

Correspond(Mu.'e  of  Prince  Talleyrand 
and  King  Louis  XVHI.  during  the 

Congress  of  Vienna 20 

What  ihe  Spring  Ilroui'bl,  E.  Werner. 
Transhiled  bv  .Mary  Sluarl  Smith. . .  90 

Travels  and  .\(1  ventures 10 

A  Romance  of  Ihe  Ninelecntli  Century, 

W.  H.  Mallock 80 

The  Heaiilifiil  .Miss  Roche,  Mrs.  O.  W. 

Godfrey 10 

Miss  Hurricane,  .Marc  Monnier 10 

'I'he  Violin  Player.  Hertiia  Thomas. . .    80 
Buried  .\live;  or.  Ten  Years  of  Penul 
Servitude  lu  S.beria,  Fedor  Dostoy- 

ellsky 80 

The  Lutanistc  of  St.  Jacobi's.  (latliarine 

Drew 10 

Ekkeliard,  Joseph  Victor  SchefTel 80 

The  Haven  of  I'nresl.  Lewis  Wingfleld  80 
"Of  Thorns.    Grapes';  "—Clare   Stan- 
hope's    Diamonds.  —  His     Victoria 
Cross.— A  Strange  Wedding-Eve,  by 

A.  D.  (four  complete  uovils) 10 

She  Would  be  a  Lady. —Wedded  aud 
Parted,  by  the  Ai'ilhor  of  "  Dora 
Tliorne." — Love  in  Idleness  (three 
complete  novels  in  one  numlKr). ...  10 
The  Personal  Life  of  David  Living- 
stone.   William  Garden  lilaikic 80 

(Jinnnello.   Ludv  Margaret  Majendie. .  10 

Helen's  First  Love 10 

The  Loi:  of  ihe  Forluim.  Captain  .\.F. 

Lindley 10 

His  Naliiral  Life,  Marcus  Clarke 80  , 

•I'lie  Souire's  Srcrel.— .\    Vcar  Out  of 

.My   Life.- .My   Second   Self  (three 

complete  novels  in  one  number).    . .  10 

Snowllaki's  and    Suiihenius   from    Axe 

Far    Nort'i;    or.    The    Voung    Fur 

Traders,  R.  M.  IlallantyDf 90 

John  Barlow's  Ward.   . . ' 80 

Julian   Karslake's  Se(  rel,    Mrs.  J.   H. 

Needell 80 

The  Bennliful  Lady  Gladys,  and  Her 

Bosom  Friend  (two  complete  novels)  10 
Our  Villaire,    Mary  Russell  Miiford. . .  10 

Love  the  Debt,  Basil '^ 

Cross  Pur|Hise8.     Mrs.  .M.  F.  Williams  10 
An   Only  Sisier.    Mndanie   fiuizot  de 
Wilt.     (Edited  by  Mi.ss  Mulock). ...  10 

Poems  by  Oscar  \\  ihle 10 

The  American  Princess.  Grace  Moi ti- 
mer    80 

Memoirs  of  the   Sansons;    or.    Seven 
Generations  of  E.xecutioners,  Henry 

Sanson 90 

A  Shadowed  Love,  by  the  Author  of 

' '  Mnrioric's  Trials' 80 

The  Red  Rug.  R.  Moiinlenev  JepUson  80 

Could  Aught  Atone? W 

Memoirs  of    Monsieur   Claude.     Chief 
of  Police  under  the  Second  Empire. 

Purl  1 8* 

Memoirs  of  Monsieur  Claude.  Cnief 
of  Police  under  the  Second  Empire. 

Part  II 90 

Memoirs  of    .Mou.sieur  Claude.    (3iief 
of  Police  under  the  Sc<'ond  Empire. 

Par-  III 9« 

Don  .ly:  A  Country  Story  in  Elegiac 
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HqiilrH'a  HmTft,  Thv 1" 

Ht  lli'oritx  and  Ht.  Michael    Uoorie  MavUnnalil  tut 

HI.  .MArthrH  Kve Mra.  Henry  WixhI  yi 

m.  <)la»«'ii ElUu  TatM.r  a) 

St.  I'alriuk'a  E»» CliariM  l>i»«<r  10 

siaiiiii'M  Hall.    Parti J.  K.  Knilih '>i 

SliiMflflil  Hall,    l-nrtll J.  V  Hiiillh  9) 

Sliiiilli-lil  Hall      rartlll I.  K  Hiiilth  a) 

Htaiilry  Ilrerpton Wm.  HaniMon  Alnnworth  '■Oi 

Ktar  Ulhl  A  Hi*art,  A KInrfnce  Marryat  lu 

Htcani-HoiiR**,  The;  or,  a  Trip  AcroM  Northern 

Ititlla.     Part  I  Jnlpa  VcrnH  10 

Bl«aiii  IIouHB,  The;  or,  A  Trip  Ai'ruu  Norlhirn 

India.     Tart  II .lulii  ViTnn  10 

8t*ru  Necmuiltjr F.  W.  Koblimoii  iW 

HluuiMiiawiu  uf  HalDt  I'niut,  The 

y  Alphiiowt  1)0  l.amarMn«  10 

8torlet  of  Jewlah'Llfe ;  or,  Hceiiea  trtmi  the  (Ihet- 

u> From  the'Ueniian  of  l^eopold  Koiii|if.n  at 

Rtory  of  a  Shower,  The Anna  H   Iiniry  10 

Story  or  a  Sin Ilnlnn  II.  Matliirs  JO 

Story  of  a  WeddiDE'KlDK,  The  .  Ilertha  M.  Clay  10 

Story  of  Carnival.  A Mary  A.  .M.  HoppiiH  'JO 

Ikarr  of  Elliabeth,  The Mlie  Thackeray  1(1 

Story  of  Marie  Duniont,  a  Farmer's  Daughter, 

The Lady  Pollock  10 

Story  of  Melk'ent.  The  Fayr  Madoi;  10 

Story  of  the  Diamond  Necklace,  The 

Henry  Vlietolly  » 

Sloiy  of  Throe  SUtere,  A t'eoll  Maxwell  M 

Story  of  Valentine  and  HI*  Brother,  The 

Mm.  ollphant  90 
8lran|teA<tTentureaotaPhaaton,The.W  Itlack  10 

Strange  ( lueat,  A 

By  the  Author  of  "  Oullty  Without  Crime  "  10 

StraiJKe  Harriaxe,  A LulKldualdo  90 

Ht>mn«e  Story,  A Sir  E.  Bulwer  Lyiton  W 

Strange  Talea .E.  C.  Ureuvllle  Murray  10 

StnuKe  WeddlDK  Ere,  A A.  U.  10 

StranRe  World,  A Mlao  M.  E.  Braddon  SO 

Siraiigera  and  Pll(rinu Mlaa  M.  E.  Braddon  ;!0 

Slrannleni,  The Adolphe  Helot  a) 

Strath  more '•  Oulda  "  au 

Stray  Pearls.    Memolra  of  MarKaret  de  Hilmu- 

mont,  Vlacounteu  of  Bellaiae 

Charlotte  M.  Yonire  ao 
Strenzth  ef  Her  Youth,  The. . .  Sarah  Uondney  10 

Strictly  Tied  Up 

Rt.  Hon,  A.  J.  B.  Bere«fonl  Ho^e,  MP.  ») 
StniKglee  of  Brown,  Jonea  &  Hobinaon,  The. 

Anthony  Trolloim  ;iO 

Studiea  from  Ufe Mibh  Mulock  10 

Sun  Maid,  The Maria  M.  (Irani  Jil 

Sunken  Kix:k,  The (leonte  Cunnlea  10 

Huiihiie:  A  SU)ry  of  Theae  Times. .  .Win   Black  Jil 

SuiiHliine  and  Hhailuw Mm.  C.  .1.  Newby  10 

Survivora  of  ihe  Chancellor Jules  Verne  10 

Susau  Kielilinu Mrs.  .\iml*'  E4lwarH4  9) 

Sussex  Idyl,  A Clementina  Black  10 

Swt'el  liitHrall Hichard  Oou-JinK  ao 

Stieet  Nelly,  My  Heart's  Delight 

Walter  Besitnt  and  Jatnea  Kice  10 

Sweet  Nineteen F.  W.  Kubliiaoti  a) 

Swiss  Family  Robinson,  The 10 

Sword  and  (Sown fleorge  Ijkwrence  10 

Sybil Benjamin  Disraeli  a) 

Svlvan  Holt  a  DaUKhter Uoliiiu  Ix-e  ai 

Sjlvestres,  The;  or.  The  Outcaats 

M.  B<'tham'Eilwards  a) 

Sylvia's  Choice Oeorgiaua  M.  Cralk  a) 

Sylvie's  Betrotiied lieur)-  Clr6vjlle  a) 

SvnuiJve  SoilHikken.    A  NorweKian  Tuie 

BJdmstJerne  BJ^mson  10 


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Tall).its  Follv W.  B.  (lulnee  a) 

Tale  of  Sin,  A Mrs.  HeniyWood  10 

Tale  of  the  Shore  and  Orean.  A;  or.  The  Heir 

of  Kllflnnan William  H.  (1.  KlnKst.in  •*) 

Tale  of  Two  Citlee,  A Charies  Dlokeim  a) 

Talisman.  The Kir  Waller  S.-ott  a) 

Talinatfo'sSermons.    Vol.1.    Night  Side  of  New 

York 10 

Talmage's  Sermons.     Vol.  II.     The  Jordanic 

Pasaage,  and  Other  Sermons 10 

Talmage's    Sermons.      Vol.  III.      "The    Day 

Dawn, "  and  Other  Sermons 10 

Tancrede;  or.  The  New  Cnisade B.  Disraeli  30 

Temptation ;  or.  The  Unkno\t-n  Heiress  (Isl  half) 

J   F.  Smilh  a) 
Temptation ;  or.  The  Uuknown  Heiress  (IM  half)  '* 
.1.  F.  Smith 

Ten  Thousand  a  Year  (1st  half) M.  Warren 

Ten  Thousand  a  Year  ('M  half) S.  Warren  a) 

Ten  Years'  Tenant.  The  .W.  Besantand  .1.  Rice  10 

Tenant  of  Wildfell  Hall,  The Anne  Bront#  a) 

Terrii>le  Temptation,  A Charles  lleade  10 

Teatanient.  The  Revised  New,  and  Ihe  Author- 
ised Version  of  the  New  Testament,  in  paral- 
lel columns,  side  by  side,  with  Tischendorf's 

Notes.     Part  I.,  containing  the  Oospels a) 

Testament,  The  Revised  New.  and  the  Authol- 
ixed  Version  of  the  New  Testament.  In  paral- 
lel columns,  side  by  side,  with  Tischendorf's 
Noted.  Part  11.,  containing  Acta  of  the  Apos- 
tles to  Revelation  tM 

Tltaddeus  of  Wamaw Mlaa  .lane  Porter  a) 

That  Beautiful  Wretch William  lllaok  10 

TJial  Boy  of  Non.'otfs C'harles  I.ever  10 

Them  \Vomen Annie  Kills  10 

Tliey  Wfr>f  Married  I  W.  Beaant  and  James  Rice  10 

Thirst  for  the  Unknown,  The Adolphe  Belot  a) 

I»th  Hussars,  The Emile  Oaboriau  10 

Thomas  Wingfold,  Cuirate Ueo.  MacDonald  ai 

Tliorny  Path.  A Heaba Btretton  10 

Thousand  Franca  Reward,  A. .  .Emile  Oaboriau  10 

Three  Cutter*,  The .C*plaln  Marrvat  10 

Three  Det<M'llve  Anecdotes,  and  ()the-  Sketches 

Charles  IlicKens  M 

Three  Feathers,  The William  Black  10 

Three  Ouanisnien,  The Alexander  Dumas  a' 

Three  Sewing  Olrls Lucy  Ramlall  Coiiifort  ai 

Thre»*  Strong  Men  Alexantler  Duinaa  10 

Three  Times  lieail M 

Thnwlletliwalte  Susan  Morley  S) 

Through  Fire  and  Water Frederick  Talbot  10 

Thrown  Together Florence  Montgomery  W 

Tllburv  Nogo;  or.  Passages  In  tlie  hit,,  of  au 
I'nsuitVKsfiil  Man     .        ()  J   tthvte  Melville  1!0 
UW  Till  Death  Us  Do  Part    Mr*.  John  KentSp<-nder  ',10 
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Todhnnters*  at  l,oanln*  Head  

Mrs.  E.  Lynn  LlnUin  10 

Tollers  of  the  Sea.Tlie Victor  Hugo  a) 

Told  In  New  Kuglaiid Mary  rvoil  Hay  10 

Tolln:  ATuleof  MiKlem  Home  .F.<lniond  Aljoul  10 

Tom  Brown  nt  oxford Thomas  Huglies  a) 

Tom  Brown's  Ht^hool  Days  at  Rugby. T.  Hughes  ai 
Tom  Burkeof  iiursilstliairi        ('harles  l,ever  'JO 


Charles  l4«ver  'JO 

.Michael  S.-.II  *) 

.   Michael  S.-ott  'JO 

Samuel  Lover  10 

.Charles  lilcketiH  10 


Tom  Burke  of  Ours  i3d  half) 
Tom  Cringle  a  l^>g  list  lialfi 
Tom  Crlnttle's  Ijog  (al  half) 

TomCroihlo  

Tom  Tiddler's  (Iround 

Tony  Iluller Charles  liWver  ao 

rorlhurwald James  llratit  a) 

Tour  of  the  World  In  Eighty  Days    Juhs  V.'riie  lU 

Tower  of  I/mdon,  The w.  H.  AInsworth  ao 

Tragic  Comedians,  The Ueorge  Meredith  10 

Travels  and  Adventurea 10 

Trial,  The:    More  Mnka  of  the  Uahiy  Chain. 

iS<Hpiel  .>  "The  Daisy  Cliain  ") 

Charlotte  M.  Yonge  'JO 

Tribulations  of  a  Chinaman Jules  Verne  10 

Trioctrin •'  Oulda  "  JO 

Troubleaome  Daughter! L.  B.  Walford  a> 

Tnie  Man,  A M.  C.  Btlriing  10 

True  Marriage.  A Emily  Spender  'JO 

Trumpet  Major,  The Thomas  Hardy  aO 

Turn  of  Fi>rtune'a  Wheel.  The      Mrs  Forrester  10 
'Twas  In  Trafalgar's  Bay    W.  Beaant  and  J  Rice  10 

ao.Ullll  l.eaguea  Under  the  Seaa Jules  Verne  10 

Twenty  Yearn  After Alexander  Dumaa  *) 

Twenty  Y'ears  Ago Bdlt«l  l>y  Miss  Mulock  10 

Twice  l,oat W.  II.  (1.  Vlngston  10 

Twin  Lleuteiianta,  The Alexander  Dumas  10 

Twlxl  Simile  and  Shine AuukIx-I  Orar  'JO 

Two  Admlrala,  The J.  Fenimore  Cooper  aO 

Two  Destinies.  The Wilkie  Colllna  10 

Two  DIanaa.  The Alexander  Dumaa  ao 

Two  (luardlaoa.  The;  or.  Home  In  this  World 

Charlotte  M.  Voiige  aO 

Two  Heroines  of  Plumpllngton,  The 

Anthony  Trollope  10 

Two  Homes,  The Hiss  .Mulock  10 

Two  Kisses    By  the  Author  of  "  Dora  Thome  "  10 

Two  Marriages,  The Miss  Mulock  10 

Two  Men  and  a  Maid Miss  Harriett  Jny  ao 

Two  Noveleltes.— I.  The  Maniuls  Jeanne  llva- 
cinth  de  St.  Palaye.    II.  The  Baroness  Helena 

von  Saarfeld J.  H.  Shortliouse  10 

Two  on  a  Ti.wer     Thomiui  Hanly  ao 

Two  Orphans,  The 10 

Two  Widows,  The Annie  Thomaa  10 


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Umilta "Oulda"  10 

Unawares;  A  Story  of  an  Old  French  Town 

By  the  Author  of  "  The  Row Oar^len  "  10 

Uncle  Silas J.  Sheridan  l.eF8i.u  'JO 

Uncommercial  Traveler,  The . .  .Oliarles  Dickens  a) 

I'ndera  Cliariii K.  Werner  aO 

Under  Life's  Key,  and  other  Stories.  .M.  (.'.  Hay  10 

Under  One  Roof  (illustrated) James  pnyn  'JO 

Under  Slieve-Ban R.  E.  Francillon  10 

Under  St.  Paul's Richard  Dowling  a) 

Uiiilei  the  (jreenwood  Tree Tiiomas  Hardy  10 

Under  the  Spell F.  W.  Kolihison  ai 

Under  Two  Flags "Oulda  "  a) 

L'nder  Which  I.,ordr Mrs.  E.  Lynn  Linton  ao 

Undine De  la  Moll  Fouqu^  10 

I'liknown  to  History:  A  Story  of  the  Captivity 

of  Miiiv  of  Scotland Clmriotte  M.  Yonge  ai 

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Valuntina 

Vftleutlne  Strange.    A  Story  of  the  l*rimrose 

Way Davi, I  Christie  Murray 

Valentine  Vox.  the  Ventriloipiist  (Isl  half) 

Henry  Cocktou 

Valentine  Vox,  the  Ventriloquist  lail  naif) 

Henry  Cockton 

Valerie Captain  Marryat 

Valerie's  Fate Mrs.  Alexander 

Vanity  Fair W.  .M.  Thackeray 

Vendetta;  or.  The  Southern  Heiress . 

Lucy  Randall  Comfort 

I  Venetia Benjamin  Disraeli 

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St.  Jean  " 

83  Vemer'a  Pride Mrs.  Henry  Wood 

1 17.')  Veronica.  Bv  Ihe  Author  of  "  Mabel's  Progress  " 

1401  Very  Oenteel 

Bv  .-Viithor  of  "Mrs.  Jemlngham's  Journal  " 

1  la  VetTT  Hard  Cash Charles  Heade 

una  Vicar  of  Wakefleld,  The Oliver  Oolilsmith 

tW8  Vicar's  Daughter,  The George  MacDonald 

MIM  Vicar  of  Biilihuuiplon,  The.     Anthony  Trollopu 

114.3  Vicar's  People.  The George  Manville  Fenn 

1415  ViceVersa;  or.  A  U'ssonto  Fathers.  F.  Anstey 
&M  Vlcomle  de  Bragelonne.  l8t  Series.  A.  Dumas 
GM  Vicomte  de  Bragelonne.  'Jd  Series...  A.  Dumas 
e&i  Vicomte  de  Bragelonne.  3d  Series  .  A.  Dumas 
6ftl  Vicomte  de  Bragelonne.  4th  Series. , ,  A.  Dumas 

'J7  Victor  and  Vanquished  Mary  Cecil  Hay 

1300  Victor  Hugo  and  His  Time  (lllustnitMll 

Alfreil  BarlKiu 

3iW  Victor  I^escar Maria  .M.  Grant 

015  Village  Commune.  A "  Oulda  " 

33H  Village  on  the  Clill,  The Miss  Thackeray 

43»  Villelte Charlotte  BronlS 

lOlH  Violin  Player.  The Bertha  Thomaa 

(MH  Virginians,  The.     Parti W.  M.Tliackeray 

om  Virginians,  The.    Part  II W.  M.  Tliackeray 

1367  Virgin  (Juein,  The ;  or.  The  Romance  ofKt>ynlty. 

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nion Major  Arthur  (Irinitiis  10 

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"  Water-GlpsleH" L.  T.  Meade 

WaU'r-Witcii,  The J.  Fenimoi',  (  iH>|ier 

Wavering  Image,  A Viol.  1  Whyle 

Waverley sir  W  aller  Scolt 

Way  We  Uve  Now,  The  list  halt) 

Anthony  Trollopi. 
Way  We  Live  Now,  The  cJd  half ). 

AnlhoMV  liollop.- 
Wedding  MiychThe,,  .  BJ»ri)Ht|eine  llJOrnHon 
Weigh..,!  ni).l  Warning  .  tlcige  .llacDonuld 
"  We  Kissed  Again,  With  Tears  " 

Weavers  and  Wi.ft Miss  M.  F.  Brndilon 

Wedded  and  Parted Il'irtba  M.  Clav 

WeiKis .      .May  Lalfan 

Week  In  a  French  Country  House,  A 

Adelai.l.-  Sjtrtr.rls 

Weilllelils,  The  Jessie  K..llierglll 

Westward  Hoi  (1st  half)    ...  C'liarlea  Kliigsley 
Westward  Ho!  (Jd  half)  Charlef  KIngsley 

What  Me  Cost  Her .lames  Payn 

What  Might  Have  Been.  Mrs Cashei  Hc*v 

Wiiat  Kin.  Came  Through h^rahTytler 

What  the  Shepherd  Saw Thomas  Hardy 

What  the  Spring  Brought 

TranslBU*il  from  the  Gennan  of  V  V'erner 

"What  Will  Ethel  Say?" Vk'ot  Wtyte 

What  Will  He  Do  With  It?  Oat  half) 

Sir  E.  Bulwer  Lytton 
What  Will  He  Do  With  Itr  lad  half) 

SIrK.  Bulwer  Lytton 

What  Will  the  World  Savf t'harlea  Ulhbun 

When  the  Ship  Comes  Home 

Walter  Beaant  and  James  Rice 

Which  Loved  H  in  uestr Bertha  M.  Clay 

Which  Shall  It  Ut  r Mrs.  Alexander 

Which  Wins,  Lov..  or  Money? 

By  the  Author  of  "  Whilefrlars  " 
White  Fields  of  France,  The 

Horatins  Bonar,  D.D. 

White  Lies Charles  Rnide 

While  Wings:  A  Yacbtlog  Romance 

William  Black 

Whllelodles Mrs.  ( lllpkant 

Who  Breaks— Pays Mrs.  C.  Jenkin 

Who  Killed  Zebedee? Wllkli'  Collins 

Why  Frau  Frohmann  R«'.8ed  Her  Prices,  and 

Olher  Stories .Anthony  Trollope 

Wicked  World,  The,  ao';  Other  original  Plavs. , 
W.  H   lillliert 

Widow  I.erouge,  The Emile  lialmriau 

Wife  In  Name  Only Bertha  M.  Clay 

Wife's  S<'<ret,  The  .  .Author  of  '  Dora  Tliorno  '' 
Wife  s  Trials,  The.    A  Love  Storj-  list  half)    . 
.Miss  Julia  Pardoe 

Wife's  Trials,  The.    A  Ixive  Slor>-  .-Jd  hiilf  > 

.Miss  Julia  I'ardoe 

Wild  and  Wilful Lucy  Randall  Comfort 

Wild  Hyacl.ith Mrs  Randolph 

Wild  Warrlngtons.  The Arnold  Gray 

Wlldllower F.  W.  H.,l.ln.<ou 

Willful  Woman,  A 

Willy  Rellly  and  Ills  Dear  Colleen  Dawn 

William  Curieton 

Windsor  Ctistle Wm.  Harrison  .Miiswi  rth 

Wlngand-WIng J.  Fenlntore  cooper 

WInstowe .Mrs.  I^ltb.X.lanis 

Winter  City,  A "  Oul.la  " 

Wise  Saws;  or,  Sam  Slick  In  Search  of  a  Wife. 
T.  C.  Ilalil.urton 

Witch  of  the  Conio,  The Paul  lleyse 

Witch  Stories Collected  by  E.  Lynn  Linton 

WItli  C.ists Mi-8.  Newman 

With  Cupld'a  Eyes Florence  .Marrj'at 

Within  an  Inch  of  His  Life Emile  Gaimrinn 

Within  the  Mpzo Sirs.  Henry  Wood 

Wives  an.l  Deughlers  (Isl  half). . .  .Mrs.  Gaskell 
Wives  and  Laiighlers  lal  half)  —  Mrs.  Gaskell 

Woman  and  Her  Master J.  F.  Smilh 

Womait-Hater,  A Charles  P.eade 

Woman  In  White,  The Wiikl..  I  'olllns 

Woman  of  Fire.  The Adolph.  Belot 

Woman  Who  Saved  Him,  The    F'.  W.  Itoblnaon 

Woman's  Journal,  A Oci  ave  r.-ulllet 

Woman's  Kingdom,  The Miss  Mulock 

Woman's  Thoughts  About  Women,  A 

SIlss  Mulock 

Woman's  Vengeance,  A James  Payn 

Woman's  War,  A Bertha  M.  Clay 

Women  are  Strange F.  W.  Robinson 

Wooed  and  Married Rosa  Nouchette  Carey 

Wooers  and  Winners;  or.  Under  the  .s,-ars. 

Sirs.  G.  LinnaMis  Banks 

Wooing  O't,  The Mrs.  .\lexander 

World  Well  Lost.  The Mrs  E.  Lynn  Linton 

Wreck  of  the  "  Oroerenor,"  The    W  .  C.  Ruaaeil 

Wreck  of  the  "Grosveuor,"  The  (large  t^-pe).  . 

W.  Chirk  Russell 

Written  In  Fire Florence  Marryat 

W  uthering  Heights Fmlly  llront^ 

Wyandotte,  The J.  Feulmore  Cooper 


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rJ58  Young  Brown;  or,  The  Law  of  Inheritance    .' 

E.  C.  GrenvilleMurnh}-  aO 

(Ki  Young  Duke,  The Benjamin  Dlkillell  m 

1H«  Young  Ireland.  Part  I. ..  Sir  Charles  O.  ^uffy  aO 
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'an  Y'ouiig  Llanero.  The W.  H.  G   Kitgslon  10 

.'1,38  Young  Man's  Fancy,  A Mrs.  li'orrester  30 

tWi  Young  Mangers Anilr*  Theliriet  10 

6'Jtl  Yaung  Mrs.  Jardine Miss  Mulock  10 

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1(H  Young  Wife's  Story,  A Hi.rr»'lte  Bowra  1(> 

lltH  Your  Money  or  Your  Ufe .AVilkie  Colllos  10 

!W7  Zanotd Si.-E.  Bulnei   Lylton  M 

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THE  SEASIDE  UBRARY.—LATEST  ISSUES. 


Vol.  I.  (largo  tjpe). 

Vol.    11.     Alexaiidnr 

"vol.* III.*  Ale*xander 

Vol.  IV.     Alexiiuder 


UW  TsE  Mohicans  or  Pabis. 

Alexander  Uumaa 
.*56A  Th«  MoHiuANB  or  PAUta. 

Dnnina 
16W  Tbb  M0U10AN8  or  Pahis. 

Dumaa. 

1666  Thk  MoHiOANS  or  Paiub. 

Dnmas 

16M  H.M.S.  PiNAroBB;  ub,  Tbi  Labs  Tuat  Ix)rBD  a 

SAiiiOB,  and  Otubb  Obioiital  Plays.    W.  8. 

OUbert 

1647  The    Last   Chbokiclb  or  Babbbt.    Fint  half. 

Anthony  Trollope 

1667  Tab  liAST  Cbboniulb  or  Babbbt.    Second  half. 

Anthony  Trolloite 

1668  Aux>B0L  ahi)  its  Effeotb  upon  Man;  or,  Tbmpek- 

AKcn  Pbybioloot.    John  Oathrio,  M.A.,  D.IJ. 

1669  Tbb  F'  V  nsMAH;  ob,  Tbb  Aubayb  deb  ViaxERONB. 

J.         more  Cooper      ..... 

1670  Undbk  the  Spell.     F.  W.  Robinson  . 

1671  Tbb  IIeabt  of  Ebin.    An  Ikibh  Stobt  or  To- 

day.    £.  Owens  Blockburne 
U78  The  Trial:  TIobb  Links  of  the  Daisy  Chain 
(Sequel  to  "  The  Daisy  Chain" ).     Charlotte  M. 
Yonge 

1673  Stouv  of  a  Sin.     Helen  B.  Mathers 

1674  The    Sorceubr,   and    Other  Ouioinal  Plays. 

W.  8.  Gilbert     ...... 

1676  Unspotted  From  the  Woblh.   Mrs.  O.  W.  Godfrey 
1676  A  Golden  Bar.     By  E.  M.  Aroiier  . 

CniLOKKN  op  the  World,  Firat  half.  Piiul 
Heyse 

Children  of  the  World.  Second  half.  Panl 
Heyse 

KitsiLiA.     E.  Frances  Piiynter  . 

Stkano^  Tales.     E.  C.  'Grenville  Mnrrny   . 

A  Hkko  OF  THE  Pen.    E.  Werner.     Tmusloted  by 

i      Mnry  Stuart  SmitI 

Stories  of  Jewish  Life:  or,  Scenes  from  the 
Ghetto.  Translated  from  the  German  of  Leo- 
pold Kora])ert 20 

At  Failt.     Hawley  Smart       ....         80 

L'EVANUELISTE.    A  PARISIAN  UOMANCB.    AlphonSO 

Uandet 10 


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Wildflower.     F.  W.  Robinson 
JusAN   Fielding.    A  liOVB  Story, 

Edwards 

i^RESCOBS.     "Oiiida" 

VfoNicA,  and  A  Rose  Distill'd.    "The  Duchess" 
From  Oltmpijs  to  Hades.     Mrs.  Forrester    . 
Thb  Two  Olakdians:  oh,  Home  in  this  World. 

Charlotte  M.  Yongo 

''ride;  or.  The  Dcchess.  First  half.  Eupeno  8ne  20 
^ridk;  or,  Tbb  Duchess.  Second  half.  Eugene  Sue  20 
John  Lyon;  or,  From  the  Depths.  Ruth  Elliott  20 
.VIaroueritb  de   Valois.     An   Historical  Ro- 
mance.    Altexaiider  Dumas      .... 
Gideon  Kleyce.     Henry  W.  Lucy  . 
Only  a  Word.     George'  Ebers    .... 
The  Aiihikal's  Ward.     Mrs.  Alexander 
The  Life  ofGkoroe  Washinoton.    M.  Fj.  Weems 
Catherine:  A  Story,   By  Ikey  Solomons,  Esq., 

Junior  (William  M.  Thaokeniy)  . 
lu no  a  untlbt.     A  Tale    of   the    Eiohteknth 
,      i^BNTURY     ^v  Walter  Scott     .... 
^i.D  \0LL;  o|,  The  Days  of  the  Ironsides.    F. 

"yVlr.  Robinson 

Viitf  J.UR  LiLiAS.     Part  I.     Pierce  Egan  . 
,  ■:•-;  Viir.  LiLiAS.     Part  II.     Pierce  Egan 
;  ■     '^>^K  LiLiAS.     Part  III.     Pierce  Egan 

f'lt.vuis.     Memoirs  of  Maroaret  de  Ri- 
tto.rr,  s'iscountbssopBellaisb,  Charlotte 

•igc  

1    cii,  The  Mystery.     First  half.     F. 
sgobey 


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F.  Du  Iloitgiibey 80 

lti0.1  Sam's  Swekthkart.  Helen  B.  Mathera  .  .  SO 
1604  The  Handm  of  Jisticb.  F.  W.  Robinson  .  80 
1C06  The  MoNiKiNS.     J.  Fenimore  Cooper  .        .        .    20 

1606  Lbiuhton    Court.     A   Country- Housb  Htobt. 

Henry  Kingsley 30 

1607  Benvehuta;  or,  Rainbow  Colors,    Emma  Mar- 

«hall so 

?608  Best  for  Her,    Annie  Thomas       ...       20 

1609  IxrrriE  Darlino.     John  Cordy  Jeaffreson  .        .    80 

1610  Court  and  Soui.\'l  Life  in  Francb  Undbb  Na- 

POLBON   THE   Thibd,     First  half.     Felix    M. 
Whitehurst 90 

1610  Court  AND  Social  Life  in  Fbamcb  Undbb  Na- 

POLKON   THE  THIRD.     Seoood  half.     Felix  M. 
Whitehurst 21 

1611  Mar's  White  Witch.    G,  Douglas        .        ,        SO 

1612  A  Stouy  of  Carnival.     Mary  A.  M.  Hoppns    .    20 

1613  Letters  and  '.    .{mobials  or  Jane  Welsh  Car- 

LYLB.     Fint  half.     Edited  by  Jumes  Anthony 

Froude 80 

1613  Letters  and  Memorials  or  Jane  Welsh  Cab. 
LYLB.    Second  half.     Edited  by  James  Anthony 

Froude 80 

IGU  A  Chelsea  Householdbb  ....  20 
1616  The  Story  of  Meluent.    Farr  Madoc     .        .    10 

1616  The  Curate's  Home.     Agnes  biborne    .        .        80 

1617  The  Clevek  Woman  of  the  Family.    Charlotte 

M.  Yonge 80 

1C18  A  Binoh  of  SHAMiiocKS.  E.  Owens  BInckbame  10 
1G19  European  Slave  Life.    First  half.    F.  W.  Hock- 

Itindor 20 

1619  European  Slave  Life.   Second  half.  F.  W.  Huck- 

litnder 90 

1020  In  Pastures  Gueex.  C'hnrk-s  Gibbon  .  .  10 
Icai  LioHT  AND  Darkxkss;  OH,  Fate's  Shadow.    P.  Y. 


Cutler  (Lizzie  Pi'tit) 
1023  What  Might  Have  Been. 


Mrs.  Cnshol  Hoey 
Walter  Beisapt  and 


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Under  tbb  Soars. 


1623  The  Ten  Years'  Tenant. 

James  Rice .        < 

1624  Fathers  and  Children.     Iran  Turgeneff     . 

1025  Wanda,  Countess  vox  Szalras.     "Ouida"    , 

1026  Ko  Kew  Thino.     W.  E   Korris      . 

1027  The  Wild  Wakringtons.    A  Family  History. 
Arnold  Gray 

My  Rkd  Cross  Knioht  . 
Wooers  and  Winners;  or, 

Mrs    G.   Linnaeus  Banks 

SyNNOVR     SOLltAKKEN.       A     NORWEGIAN     TALB. 

Bjoriistjernc  Bjurnson 

Lady  Ashlkiqu;  or.  Tub  Rejected  Inueritanci. 

J.  F.  Smith 

A  liRiDOE  OF  Glass.     F.  W,  Robinson  . 

Dona  Perfecta.     A  Tale  or  Modern  Spaih. 

Perez  Galdus     .         .         ,         .    '     .         •         .10 
1634  The  Way  We  Live  Now.     First  hall.     Anthony 

Trollope 

1634  The  Way  We  Live  Now.    Seoond  half.    Anthony 

Trollope .        . 

Money.     Founded  on   the  Popular  Comedy  by 

Lord  Lytton 

My  Trivi.vl  Life  and  Misfortune.    A  Gossip 

with    no    Plot    in    Particular.      Part  I. 

Spinsterhood.     By  A  Plain  Woman 
My  Trivial  Life  and  Misfortune.    A  Gossip 

with   no   Plot    in    Particular.      Part  II. 

Mkum  and  Tuum.     By  A  Plain  Woman 

1637  The  Ua  vpy  Man.    Founded  on  the  Popular  Draia^ 

by  Cliarle.')  Lover 

1638  Married    in    Haste.      Edited   by  Miss  M.   R 

Braddon  

1639  V18CODNT  Lacklands.   a  Tale  of  Modern  Mam- 

mon.    Major  Arthur  Griffiths 

1640  The  Cost  of  Heb  Love.     Bertha  M.  Clay 

1641  Fascination.     Lady  Margaret  Majendic .        , 


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